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[thewomenfolk]

Understood. However, the same could be applied to the rest of the e-cig industry, and countless other life's activities and pleasures as well.

I think the key word is 'reasonable'. I can't see many objecting to reasonable ejuice regulations and probably because I don't understand electricity, even 'reasonable' ecig regulations. Because reasonable implies a good faith desire to just protect folks, not to become burdensome to them.

 

[twgbonehead]

I think the key word is 'reasonable'. I can't see many objecting to reasonable ejuice regulations and probably because I don't understand electricity, even 'reasonable' ecig regulations. Because reasonable implies a good faith desire to just protect folks, not to become burdensome to them.

You haven't read the FDA's Deeming Proposals, and their cost analysis.

Their idea of "Reasonable" is that an APPLICATION for a product will cost $334,000. Up-front, no guarantee that the application will be approved.
Their idea of "Reasonable" is that EVERY different flavor, in EVERY different PG/VGmix, in EVERY different nic level, in EVERY different bottle size is a different product. Each one needs a separate application.
Their idea of "Reasonable" is that 3000 applications from several years back have not been acted on because they don't have the budget to deal with them.
Their idea of "Reasonable" is that any application can be rejected because it doesn't provide "sufficient information" even though there are no specific guidelines about what information is required.

Because reasonable implies a good faith desire to just protect folks, not to become burdensome to them.

No, Reasonable implies obedience to those who pull the strings over the FDA. After all, it wouldn't be "reasonable" for anyone in the FDA to piss of major players in BT, BP, or the IRS, would it? That's the basis for their definition of "reasonable".

 

[thewomenfolk]

Okay, then I just need to add 'unreasonable' to the list.

The FDA is an unreasonable greedy incompetent hypocritical government agency.

 

[Cactus Breath]

I think the key word is 'reasonable'. I can't see many objecting to reasonable ejuice regulations and probably because I don't understand electricity, even 'reasonable' ecig regulations. Because reasonable implies a good faith desire to just protect folks, not to become burdensome to them.

Problem is, I don't trust the FDA to be reasonable. They haven't been reasonable in any sense of the word thus far in the process and I don't expect that will change. There's too much money flowing into their pockets from outside influences for them to act in any reasonable way. They have no desire to "just protect folks", their only desire is to pander to the hands which feed them. Any laws or regulations they impose will be self-serving and won't have public health or safety as the priority - their priority will simply be to slant the playing field so that the government and the industries which effectively "own" them will reap maximal profits.