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05/14/18 1:32 PM

#141272 RE: 90 West #141271

$RFMK may run. There's a big window opening up for e-cigarettes.

This article titled: "FDA lets vaping flourish as it eyes crackdown on cigarettes" was published on 05/03/18.

See some highlights, but its worth reading the entire article:

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is giving wide leeway to electronic cigarettes as it attempts to push people away from traditional tobacco products.

In the last year, the agency has taken initial steps to place further curbs on traditional cigarettes even as it has eased new rules on the vaping industry that were issued by the Obama administration.

FDA officials say the goal is to spur innovation of products that may be less harmful for adults, but health advocates are skeptical. They argue the research on the health affects of e-cigarettes is still too new for products to remain on the market unregulated.

“I personally believe Dr. [Scott] Gottlieb is truly dedicated to reducing the death and disease from tobacco, but I think he’s made a mistake by giving e-cigarettes a free pass for the next several years,” said Matthew Myers, president of the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids.

Gottlieb, President Trump’s FDA commissioner, announced in July that FDA was delaying agency reviews for e-cigarette products until August 2022.
The FDA approvals are required before manufacturers can release a new product into the marketplace or keep an existing product on store shelves.

http://thehill.com/regulation/healthcare/385930-fda-lets-vaping-flourish-as-it-eyes-crackdown-on-cigarettes