Dec 11, 2013 2PM EST - FDA Webinar: 20 Years Later – Returning to FDA to Regulate Tobacco

[ennagizer]

This webinar was originally scheduled for Oct. 9, but was postponed due to the government shutdown. It's happening tomorrow, Dec 11, 2013 at 2PM EST.

Webinar: 20 Years Later ? Returning to FDA to Regulate Tobacco

How to Join:

To participate in the live webinar online, please: visit https://collaboration.fda.gov/fdabasicswithmitchzeller a few minutes before the webinar begins and turn up your speakers for audio.
Presentation slides (PDF, 1.8 MB)

Webinar: 20 Years Later – Returning to FDA to Regulate tobacco

You may know that Mitch Zeller became the Center for tobacco Products’
Director in March 2013. What you may not know is that he has been working on FDA
issues for 30 years! Consider this your invitation to learn even more about
CTP’s new director, via a special FDA Basics webinar on December 11,
2013.

In the webinar, you will learn more about Director Zeller’s
background and hear his thoughts on key opportunities for FDA to help reduce the
burden of tobacco through product regulation. The webinar will be moderated by
CTP’s Director of Health Communication and Education, Kathy Crosby, and will
allow for questions and answers at the end of the presentation.

 

[AgentAnia]

Many thanks for the reminder, ennagizer!

You can tweet questions to Zeller at #AskDirectorZeller. (Try to include @FDATobacco in your tweet.)

 

[Vocalek]

The suggestion has been made that we don't bombard the FDA with half a million different questions. If they get many copies of the same question, it might have a better chance of being considered and answered. The one that we would like to see answered is this:

@FDATobacco #AskDirectorZeller When will there be genuine consumer representation in the CTP process? Nothing about us without us!

 

[Elnroth]

The suggestion has been made that we don't bombard the FDA with half a million different questions. If they get many copies of the same question, it might have a better chance of being considered and answered. The one that we would like to see answered is this:

@FDATobacco #AskDirectorZeller When will there be genuine consumer representation in the CTP process? Nothing about us without us!

This needs to be tomorrows action plan

 

[Elnroth]

Is anyone listening to this webinar?

 

[Psyche]

Yes.
I'm not feeling all warm and fuzzy about his holy charge to protect all the public from all risk

 

[AgentAnia]

If you're on twitter, Greg Conley is tweeting at #zellerspeaks.

 

[AgentAnia]

From GC....:

Zeller: "We can't make policies based on some group of people who had good experiences with e-cigs."

 

[AgentAnia]

From Tombotronic on twitter #zellerspeaks:

Not going base regulation on saving the lives of individuals

 

[AgentAnia]

Melissa VonderHaar‏@CSPMelissaV36s

"CDC report showed youth e-cig use doubled…there are people who challenged that, but the data is what the data is" #cspnet #zellerspeaks

 

[Elnroth]

If you are not on Twitter blowing up #AskDirectorZeller, then you need to be

 

[AgentAnia]

(Most recent first)

Gregory Conley‏@GregTHR2m

.@CSPMelissaV Here's a great way to help you catch up: Don't invite 15,000+ SE applications with a deeming reg. #zellerspeaks

Elnroth‏@elnroth3m

#AskDirectorZeller Isn't it true that the Government Accountability Office put much of the blame on FDA? #AskDirectorZeller #zellerspeaks"

Melissa VonderHaar‏@CSPMelissaV3m

FDA now making "on the merits" SE decisions...Zeller promises they will catch up on the loooong cue #cspnet #zellerspeaks

 

[AgentAnia]

mitch morrison‏@CSPScoop2m

product standards is the #1 tool congress gave fda ctp, zeller says. allows bans and restrictions

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[Elnroth]

Well that was nothing short of infuriating.

 

[AgentAnia]

I didn't listen to the presentation, rather just followed the twitter feed, and still I feel sick...

 

[Psyche]

Aw it wasn't that bad. He's going to listen to us he said. Daddy FDA is gonna save the children from death, everything's going to be great.

 

[AgentAnia]

What gets me is FDA's insistence on "population levels" vs. individuals. So ecigs have to prove they save the life of a population before they'll be accepted. How do you save the life of a population. A population is made up of *individuals*!

I suspect I'll need to run the transcript of zeller's presentation through the "gobbledygook" translator to understand his thinking.

 

[TomCatt]

Think of the Children

 

[Psyche]

He said something about premium cigars. I don't remember exactly how he phrased it but it gave the impression that they aren't worried about cigars at $8 a pop (too expensive for chillren, I guess).

Made me think of the line in Titanic -

"Now they will retreat into a cloud of smoke and congratulate each other on being masters of the universe. "Rose DeWitt Bukater (Character) - Quotes

I wonder if I should mention in my next set of comments to them that my APV cost me $200.

 

[Berylanna]

Well, the Chantix story ALREADY shows the FDA is not interested in saving the lives of individuals.

Did this get recorded??????? Some of this needs to go into court in the future!!!!!!