Now is the Time To Act! I am Serious! **updated**

[LaceyUnderall]

So I finally, for the first time in my life, wrote to my Senators. I came here and took a look a the OP, and low and behold one of them is on the Health Committee! I just hope my words help keep e-cigs alive! I don't want to go back to analogs!

Yeah!!! Thank you for putting in your time! That's awesome! If everyone does this can you imagine the voice we will have??

Congrats to you for taking a step!

Everyday I become more and more proud of my fellow forum members.

[Bill Godshall]

The following e-mail was inadvertantly sent to at least several members of Congress. Looks like the FDA has been planning this for awhile, and next Tuesday could bring very bad news to e-cigarette marketers and users in the US. But the US Senate can still trump the FDA by amending the Waxman/Kennedy legislation to allow e-cigarettes on the market.


From: Zawalick, Heather (CBER) [mailto:Heather.Zawalick@fda.hhs.gov]
Sent: Wednesday, April 29, 2009 4:08 PM
To: Zawalick, Heather (CBER)
Subject: [LIKELY_SPAM]FDA Outreach: FDA Takes Enforcement Action on Electronic Smoking Products, Entering Clearance

Subject/Headline: FDA Takes Enforcement Action on Electronic Smoking Products

Planned Release Date: May 5

Driving Event: Compliance action

Rollout Plan: Extensive rollout planned including press conference at HHS, press release, fact sheet, video for upload to YouTube, podcast, consumer article, consumer Q &A, key message points, internal media Q & A, Op-Ed, photos of products for posting on Internet.

Other background, hidden factors: Action involves three largest distributors. One of the distributors has just sued FDA seeking a restraining order to prevent us from holding their product at the border. There is keen interest in this subject. E-cigarette kiosks are all over town, including Montgomery Mall. They're being advertised as a safer alternative to cigarettes. Our concern is that this might introduce nonusers to nicotine use. This is a drug delivery device. The content of the products have not been analyzed by FDA. To be sold, they would have to be approved by the agency.

Spokespersons: Janet Woodcock and Deborah Autor

Heather Zawalick
FDA/OC/Office of Legislation
301-827-0090
Heather.Zawalick@fda.hhs.gov

[Steph2323]

I sent letters last week to the whole Health Committee as we were requested but am so nervous about next week! I could only do about 5 certified mail because if the cost,and the other went snail mail, which they may not get in time because of the all the security mail goes through. Do we start calling their offices?
Stephanie

[strayling]

The following e-mail was inadvertantly sent to at least several members of Congress.

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Rollout Plan: Extensive rollout planned including press conference at HHS, press release, fact sheet, video for upload to YouTube, podcast, consumer article, consumer Q &A, key message points, internal media Q & A, Op-Ed, photos of products for posting on Internet.

Oopsie. I think this will backfire on them - the more publicity for e-cigs and vaping the more their prohibitionist position will look small-minded and counter productive.

IMO, of course.

[TropicalBob]

At least we now have a date. Cinco de Mayo. Whoopee.

Critical information, Bill. Thanks for posting. Orders can be placed and filled between now and then. A surprise attack would have been far worse.

[katink]

Lol... that's a holiday called 'freedom-day' over here... how cynical.
But indeed thanks for posting this Bill. (6 days ordering and getting from china, TB? Bit optimistic isn't it?) (wow, did I really just accuse you of that?? )

Fight sure is on now...

[TropicalBob]

LOL. I'll be ordering from within the States. Still have time for order to get mailed.

[CJsKee]

And China is on holiday until May 3

[Monroe]

Love the part about they plan on having a consumer Q&A.
This would be the perfect time to ask why they think e-cigs are so much worse than a regular cig

[ccure]

I don´t like it at all. There will be consequences not only in USA but in a lot of other countries. Here for sure. OMG and I got a large order just coming in in about 10 days!