A Small Crack? Or the Beginning of Something Good?

[zoiDman]

FDA denies bid to drop some warnings from tobacco pouches

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The agency delayed making a decision on two other labeling changes that would allow Swedish Match to market its pouches as less harmful than similar products. The agency requested additional information from the company about its request to remove a warning about mouth cancer and to add a new claim that snus have "substantially lower risks to health than cigarettes." Currently snus and other smokeless tobacco products must state on their labeling that they are "not a safe alternative to cigarettes."

In its release Monday, the FDA suggested it could support those changes if the company updated its request with additional data and evidence.

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[daviedog]

Asking Swedish Match to provide data contradicting oral health warnings used by FDA.?
Seems like the same old dictorial high handed FDA we all know, and hate..
The FDA knows the expence of providing the required data will be cost prohibitive..

 

[zoiDman]

I was Focusing more on Not having to include the statement "not a safe alternative to cigarettes."

If an e-Cigarette has been shown to be Significantly "Safe" than Cigarettes, kinda like what UK Health published, then would an e-Cigarette be able to state on its labeling...

"substantially lower risks to health than cigarettes."

 

[daviedog]

I highly respect your opinion on things vaping.
FDA is still putting the onus on the manufacturer to Prove it.

I feel the FDA should come up with 'proof positive' that these activities are harmfull & to what degree..