FDA FDA rejects Bill Godshall's request to present evidence on vaping at FDA's June 1/2 workshop

[Bill Godshall]

The FDA has rejected my request to present scientific and empirical evidence on vaping (at FDA’s so-called public workshop on June 1 & 2) on the following topics. My request and FDA's rejection letter (referring to me as Dr. Godshall) are below.

Proposed abstract for a 15 minute presentation at FDA’s June 1 & 2 e-cigarette workshop by Bill Godshall to present the following topics:

- pertinent findings and analysis of different surveys on prevalence and patterns of e-cigarette use among adult and teen smokers, former smokers and never (or non) smokers. (5 minutes)

- pertinent findings and analysis of different surveys of vapers (aka e-cigarette users) on vapor product usage patterns for different types of vapor products (e.g. “cigalike” e-cigarettes, premium vaporizers, e-liquids, flavorings and nicotine-free products), as well as cigarette usage patterns among vapers. (5 minutes)

- available e-cigarette industry sales data and sales estimates for different types of vapor products, and for different marketing channels (e.g. convenience stores, vape shops, tobacco specialty stores, Internet). (5 minutes)


Apr 28, 2015 03:34:08 PM, workshop.CTPOS@fda.hhs.gov wrote:

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Dear Dr. Godshall,

Thank you for volunteering to participate at our upcoming public workshop, “Electronic Cigarettes and the Public Health”, scheduled for June 1-2, 2015. We received many nominations, and our agenda is now full, so unfortunately we cannot accommodate your request to participate as a speaker or panelist.

If you successfully registered for the workshop, you will receive an email confirmation of your registration by May 20. If you did not register, but would like to, please register at June 1-2, 2015 Public Workshop Survey

FDA established a docket for submission of written comments about the topics to be addressed at the electronic-cigarette workshops. For more information, please see CTP’s web page: Comment Opportunities

Thank you for your interest in the Center for Tobacco Products.


Sincerely,

Caryn

 

[Lessifer]

Are you still going? Perhaps you'll get the opportunity to speak at an open/comments session? I'm not sure how these things work.

 

[Robino1]

Are they allowing any Pro Vaping people talk? Do you even have a way to check

 

[Kent C]

It would be interesting to know if anyone got accepted after Apr. 3, ..... I see the notice went out in the middle of March. and this:
"If you are interested in serving as a presenter or panelist, please submit the requested information, along with the topic on which you would like to speak, to workshop.CTPOS@fda.hhs.gov by April 3, 2015.

 

[ckquatt]

If there are NO pro vaping presenters there then you'll have your answer. If there aren't then then I would scream from the roof tops That it's rigged. (Which we know that it will be!)

We'll see I guess.

 

[skoony]

any pro=vaping comments will be limited to,it might be safer,
we just don't know but for the chillin's' sake we must regulate,
regulate,and tax,tax,tax.

mike.

 

[Luisa]

The FDA has rejected my request to present scientific and empirical evidence on vaping (at FDA’s so-called public workshop on June 1 & 2) on the following topics. My request and FDA's rejection letter (referring to me as Dr. Godshall) are below.

Proposed abstract for a 15 minute presentation at FDA’s June 1 & 2 e-cigarette workshop by Bill Godshall to present the following topics:

- pertinent findings and analysis of different surveys on prevalence and patterns of e-cigarette use among adult and teen smokers, former smokers and never (or non) smokers. (5 minutes)

- pertinent findings and analysis of different surveys of vapers (aka e-cigarette users) on vapor product usage patterns for different types of vapor products (e.g. “cigalike” e-cigarettes, premium vaporizers, e-liquids, flavorings and nicotine-free products), as well as cigarette usage patterns among vapers. (5 minutes)

- available e-cigarette industry sales data and sales estimates for different types of vapor products, and for different marketing channels (e.g. convenience stores, vape shops, tobacco specialty stores, Internet). (5 minutes)


Apr 28, 2015 03:34:08 PM, workshop.CTPOS@fda.hhs.gov wrote:

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Dear Dr. Godshall,

Thank you for volunteering to participate at our upcoming public workshop, “Electronic Cigarettes and the Public Health”, scheduled for June 1-2, 2015. We received many nominations, and our agenda is now full, so unfortunately we cannot accommodate your request to participate as a speaker or panelist.

If you successfully registered for the workshop, you will receive an email confirmation of your registration by May 20. If you did not register, but would like to, please register at June 1-2, 2015 Public Workshop Survey

FDA established a docket for submission of written comments about the topics to be addressed at the electronic-cigarette workshops. For more information, please see CTP’s web page: Comment Opportunities

Thank you for your interest in the Center for Tobacco Products.


Sincerely,

Caryn

Well,at least they gave you credit for more degrees than you were aware you had achieved. We will now all refer to you as the highly respected Dr. Godshall. So take that FDA.

 

[SeniorBoy]

@Bill Godshall - Sorry to learn of this. Your "voice" would have been very valuable for our cause.

 

[caramel]

I'm not sure how these things work.

You can google "FDA cartoons"

 

[nicnik]

You can google "FDA cartoons"

I followed your suggestion. Great stuff! Must see!

 

[Endor]

Hmph, I am very disappointed to hear this Mr. Godshall. Likely that second sentence of the first paragraph should have read:

"We received many nominations from Glantz and others who share his perspective, so our agenda is now full, so unfortunately we cannot accommodate your request to participate as a speaker or panelist lest we run the risk of actually refuting the established science in this matter."