Dueling Interests at CPSC and FDA “Deem” E-cigarette Battery Safety a Priority

Aug 29

From: Crowell & Moring

By Cheryl A. Falvey and Lauren Bell

The regulation of e-cigarettes and other electronic nicotine delivery systems (“ENDS”) presents complex regulatory and scientific challenges. Two key federal agencies with product safety mandates and overlapping jurisdiction – the Consumer Product Safety Commission and the Food and Drug Administration – have turned their attention onto the specific area of e-cigarette battery-related fires and explosions in the last few months.

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Bill de Blasio’s Ideas for E-Cig Regulations Are Anti-Science

Aug 21

From: The Weekly Standard

Research shows a correlation between the rise of vaping and a decrease in smoking.

By Alice B. Lloyd

When former New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg banned smoking in public parks, it made logical sense from a certain autocratic urban-beautification standpoint. Who wants tobacco smoke stinking up their stroll along the Lilac Walk? I grumbled at the time, but the prohibition, which was followed two years later by more anti-smoking measures, at least bore some semblance to reason. The same cannot be said for his successor’s bouquet of punitive policy proposals, which combine a tax on tobacco with a cap on e-cigarette retailers in the five boroughs.

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Cigar Industry in Tampa argues with FDA regulations

Aug 15
From: Blasting News
Ingredients in these classic cigars may be going out the window with new regulations.

The cigar making #Industry is dying in Tampa. With King Corona Cigars up for sale and the premium cigar dealers fighting against the FDA on the type of #Ingredients to be allowed in their cigars. But as one door closes and another one continues to remain open, there seems to be a light at the end of the tunnel for the dying industry that once brought boom and wealth into Tampa.

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FDA to launch campaign against e-cigarette use among youth

Aug 09

From: Reuters

Toni Clarke

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Hot on the heels of its proposal to lower nicotine levels in cigarettes, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced plans on Tuesday for an education campaign to discourage use of electronic cigarettes among youth.

The plan follows the agency’s proposal last month to both lower nicotine in combustible cigarettes and extend by four years the date by which e-cigarette manufacturers will be required to apply for authorization to sell their products.

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Tobacco Industry Embraces FDA’s Nicotine Phase-Out Plans?

Aug 01

From: Convenience Store News

Industry Insiders Welcome FDA’s New Tobacco Plan
Altria calls the move “an important evolution.”

By Melissa Kress

SILVER SPRING, Md. — The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has laid out a new roadmap for tobacco regulation, which on one hand could be bad news for traditional cigarettes, but on the other hand, could be good news for innovative products like vapor and heat-not-burn.

The new approach places nicotine — and the issue of addiction — at the center of the FDA’s efforts. Part of the plan calls for pushing back the timelines for newly deemed tobacco products, including cigars, electronic cigarettes and hookah.

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