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**JenJen** · 09-20-2009, 02:47 PM

This was posted this morning in the Vapor4Life forum, and I am copying it and pasting it a few places here on this website. Please forgive the double postings, I just think we need to get on this people!

SO I cruise the FDA website becasue I am seeing so much other stuff everywhere about this I decide to start at the source first! BIg thing I notice FIRST THING
IS THERE IS A DEADLINE OF SEPT 22 ( Only 2 days left to get your comment up!)

this link leads to info about how they want your comments; saying the FDA uses peoples comments to help make the rules and instructions on how to do it.
Comment on Proposed Regulations and Submit Petitions

Trying to find the actual link of where is a bit more difficult but eventually I find a guide for how to comment Regulations.gov

And a Place to Veiw others comments already posted
Regulations.gov

And last but ,not least, a link to post your comment
Regulations.gov

(Although the last 3 links show up saying regulation.gov they actually go to the right places there)

Another big thing I notice is that there are only 367 comments posted! That is not many people standing up for what we want Perhaps we should post?

**Vocalek** · 09-20-2009, 02:55 PM

I left a comment shortly after the comments opened, but I am not sure if it ever really got posted. I am going to do so again.

**Vocalek** · 09-20-2009, 04:13 PM

Take a look at the Star Scientific, Inc. document:

ID=FDA-2009-N-0294-0033.1

From p. 3

Nicotine is the Product
Tobacco products are all nicotine delivery systems, varying in bioavailability, dosing efficiency, and the nature and amount of contaminants delivered along with the nicotine. An examination of the yields from cigarettes of the known carcinogen NNK reveals a significant positive correlation to the nicotine yield from the cigarette (Figure 2; R-squared 0.31, p<.0001; data on file at Star Scientific).

From p. 6
Star’s position is that use of any nicotine-containing product has some definable risk, either local or systemic, but that there are marked and meaningful differences among products. Star agrees with the researchers at the American Health Foundation and the International Agency for Research on Cancer that major toxins of concern in smokeless tobacco are the proven carcinogens NNK and NNN. Two other tobacco-specific nitrosamines are formed from anabasine (NAB) and anatabine (NAT), but the levels in tobacco are lower and the evidence of carcinogenicity for these compounds is weaker than for NNK and NNN.

**ckc** · 09-20-2009, 11:22 PM

This one is all for a Harm Reduction Centre focusing on Smokeless and Nicotine products.Even e-cigs get a mention.

Regulations.gov

**ravengrim** · 09-21-2009, 12:09 AM

SUMMARY: The Food and Drug
Administration (FDA) is establishing a
public docket to obtain information on
the implementation of the Family
Smoking Prevention and Tobacco
Control Act. FDA is establishing this
docket in order to provide an
opportunity for all interested parties to
provide information and share views on
the implementation of the new law.
DATES: Submit written or electronic
comments by September 29, 2009.ADDRESSES: Submit electronic
comments to http://
Regulations.gov.
Submit written comments to the
Division of Dockets Management (HFA–
305), Food and Drug Administration,
5630 Fishers Lane, rm. 1061, Rockville,
MD 20852.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Erik
Mettler, Office of Policy, Food and Drug
Administration, 10903 New Hampshire
Ave., WO1, rm. 4300, Silver Spring, MD
20993, 301–796–4830, FAX: 301–847–
3541, Erik.Mettler@fda.hhs.gov.

So there is still a little more time to submit comments,but not too much time.
A little under 400 comments is kind of sad,we can do better than this.

**kristin** · 09-21-2009, 12:42 AM

I submitted a comment several days ago. I can't find it on the site. I wonder how long it takes to post???

**jj2** · 09-21-2009, 12:46 AM

Both me and the better half already did.
I do agree though, more should have by now.

**1inchgroup** · 09-21-2009, 12:50 AM

Success! Your Comment Has Been Submitted

Comment Tracking Number: 80a27b18

Thank you for submitting a comment on the following NOTICES

Document ID: FDA-2009-N-0294-0001: Regulation of Tobacco Products; Request for Comments

Done. Thanks for taking the time to find a clickable link to do this so easily. Already written the CA Governator as well.

I submitted a comment several days ago. I can't find it on the site. I wonder how long it takes to post???

When will I be able to view my comment online?

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