FDA Holds Major Hearing in US 17th Dec 2012

[KulrMeStoopid]

Tomorrow the FDA is holding a hearing in regards to e-cigs which will be reported to Congress. This FDA hearing is a crucial point in electronic cigarettes for the United States and could very well effect the future of them here in the UK.

For More Information:
http://www.fda.gov/Drugs/NewsEvents/ucm324938.htm
Meeting Agenda:
http://www.fda.gov/downloads/Drugs/NewsEvents/UCM331857.pdf

 

[Vapertron]

Let's hope there's someone there who's on our side and armed with all the evidence and facts to back it up !!

 

[KulrMeStoopid]

Apparently there will be a lot of people there in support of ecigs!

 

[Vapertron]

Good stuff. fingers crossed for the right out come :acne:

 

[jimsie33]

Hopefully some of the tobacco companies who have bought into e-cigs will be there.

 

[jimsie33]

Ah, so some tobacco companies are there as well as some fellow vapers.

 

[Bryan123456]

With R J Reynolds and The Philip Morris Group entering the market, with tobacco growing states, with a potentially helathy export potential wiht the opportunity to protect US jobs, balance of payments and provide State and national level taxation income - anything the FDA did that was negative would be likely to be overturned. The tobacco companies have their own lobbyists.

 

[steffijade]

I notice at the bottom of the agenda it says this:

Written and electronic comments will be accepted after the hearing until January 16, 2013 (date
to be confirmed by publication in the Federal Register). Submit written comments to the
Division of Dockets Management (HFA-305), Food and Drug Administration, 5630 Fishers
Lane, rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852. Submit electronic comments to
http://www.regulations.gov

If they have a bashing session against vaping, then maybe there's at least on option to respond.

 

[KulrMeStoopid]

You can also join the webcast meeting https://collaboration.fda.gov/Section918

 

[Mark]

Some quotes from contributers