FDA Week ahead: Groups await FDA tobacco rule

[oplholik]

By Lydia Wheeler and Tim Devaney - 04/11/16 06:00 AM EDT

"Industry and advocacy groups are expecting the Food and Drug Administration to release its long-awaited final rule to regulate cigars and electronic cigarettes this month."
Week ahead: Groups await FDA tobacco rule

 

[skoony]

See the other post.
Week ahead: Groups await FDA tobacco rule

 

[zoiDman]

In a way this is like Ripping a Band-Aid off a Scab.

You don't want to do it, even though you Know you have too. But the waiting for it is a Torment in and of itself.

 

[Robino1]

Skoony!! You could have left the post as is. I've merged the two threads for ya

 

[oplholik]

That it is. I'm afraid of what we are going to see. If it went on indefinitely, I wouldn't be too unhappy, but I know it will be coming soon. May as well get it over with.

 

[zoiDman]

That it is. I'm afraid of what we are going to see. If it went on indefinitely, I wouldn't be too unhappy, but I know it will be coming soon. May as well get it over with.

Yeah... I'm with you. I also think that the Longer this goes on at the Federal Level, the more Madness we will see on the State Level.

Not that the FDA doing something will stop All Madness by state legislators. Far from it. But I think some of what we are seeing is because States are kinda Blowing in the Wind when it comes to Federal Guidance.

 

[skoony]

@Robino1 Thanks.
Here is a article referring to the May 17th (not March) cut off date of some sort.
Any thing introduced after this date seems to be eligable for repeal.
May 17, 2016: Regulation Day for Obama Administration - AAF
Will the OBM go for it on forth down or punt.
Regards
Mike

 

[trying]

Better the Devil you know than the Devil you don't and right now the tobacco regs are the Devil we don't.

 

[pennysmalls]

I would guess this article is based on more speculation. I don't think the authors know anymore about the final rule status than anyone else does so to say within the next month is just a guess. Should just add "within the next month" to jman's deeming date guess thread.

 

[pennysmalls]

Does anyone who was around when the deeming regs got kicked back to the FDA remember how long it took that time around?

 

[Kent C]

Does anyone who was around when the deeming regs got kicked back to the FDA remember how long it took that time around?

Don't recall the deeming ever 'leaving' the FDA to get kicked back, until it went to OMB/OIRA which is where it is now.

 

[Stubby]

Forbes article

Congress, Save E-Cigarettes From The FDA

Of interest is this

It looks like only Congress can fix this problem. On Wednesday, the House Appropriations Committee’s agriculture subcommittee is set to consider the fiscal 2017 agriculture appropriations bill, which gives the FDA its spending authority. The subcommittee will consider a provision requiring FDA to change the February 15, 2007 date to the date on which the FDA’s final rule takes effect, probably later this year. Products on the market then, and new products substantially equivalent to them, wouldn’t have to file pre-market review applications.

 

[pennysmalls]

Don't recall the deeming ever 'leaving' the FDA to get kicked back, until it went to OMB/OIRA which is where it is now.

Ok, I thought I had read here that it had been kicked back once before, thanks for clarifiyng.

 

[nicnik]

I would guess this article is based on more speculation. I don't think the authors know anymore about the final rule status than anyone else does so to say within the next month is just a guess. Should just add "within the next month" to jman's deeming date guess thread.

The article is the result of ANTZ attempting to pressure the OMB and FDA (to save the anti-nicotine industry), and a lazy and/or corrupt reporter.