August 27th, 2015
From: FDA/CTP
Docket No.: FDA-2015-N-1514
Dates: Submit comments by September 30, 2015 (reflects extended comment period).
Summary: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is issuing this advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM) to obtain information related to the regulation of “tobacco products” subject to the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (the FD&C Act), as amended by the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (Tobacco Control Act), and restrictions regarding the sale and distribution of such tobacco products. Specifically, this ANPRM is seeking comments, data, research results, or other information that may inform regulatory actions FDA might take with respect to nicotine exposure warnings and child-resistant packaging for liquid nicotine and nicotine-containing e-liquid(s) that are made or derived from tobacco and intended for human consumption, and potentially for other tobacco products including, but not limited to, novel tobacco products such as dissolvables, lotions, gels, and drinks.
August 20th, 2015
From: The Hill
By Lydia Wheeler
Electronic cigarettes are 95 percent less harmful than smoking traditional cigarettes and have the potential to help smokers quit smoking, according to a report published on Wednesday by Britain’s Department of Health.
An independent panel of experts, commissioned by Public Health England (PHE), found there is no evidence to suggest that e-cigarettes are serving as a gateway to smoking for children or nonsmokers.
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August 13th, 2015
From: Associations Now
By Ernie Smith
Electronic cigarettes have been a popular smoking alternative for a while, and their rise has come largely from small-scale manufacturers. The American Vaping Association says that if expected FDA rules are too tough, the product’s growth could be threatened.
In the coming months, forthcoming Food and Drug Administration (FDA) rules on e-cigarettes could change the dynamic of what thus far has been an unregulated industry.
And the American Vaping Association (AVA) is bracing for the impact. The organization has been speaking up about the potential of the new regulatory standards to effectively force e-cigarette startups out of the sector.
August 7th, 2015
From: The Philadelphia Inquirer via SFGate
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s plan to begin regulating electronic cigarettes this summer has renewed debate over tobacco “harm reduction.” The idea is that some smokers can’t or won’t quit, even if they want to. By replacing their cigarettes with e-cigarettes — which deliver nicotine but eliminate carbon monoxide, tar, and other toxic chemicals found in tobacco smoke — they’ll be better off, and so will the public.
July 30th, 2015
From: Miami Herald
By Jenny Luna
Suddenly, vape shops are everywhere. Just about every strip mall in South Florida seems to have one offering assorted battery-powered tubes and an array of colorful bottles of liquid nicotine. Inside, customers puff out fleeting, white clouds of water vapor as they sample the latest flavors — hazelnut coffee, pineapple cheesecake, peanut butter cup or something called Miami vice.
