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The TCA didnt need to make provisions on personal imports, they were already covered by the FD&C act.
https://www.fda.gov/media/114091/download
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Well not explicitly. But they did call us all
manufacturers elsewhere if we import anything
tobacco whether finished product or no. So let me get it straight, FDA regulates the manufacture, distribution and sale of
tobacco. So Congress separately writes in a broad discretion for the FDA to instruct enforcement action including
on individuals by CBP (
Regulatory Procedures Manual, Dec 2017, Chap 9 Import Operations and Actions, 9-2). Nevermind that this generally applies to goods that have been restricted from importation and CBP has specific notice and advice. Yet
somehow they will know the battery in my package is in violation because it is, after all,
tobacco.
How in tarnation is that supposed to work? And for the same reasons as approved or not PMTA products. Customs does not know. However, FDA can easily solve the problem by narrowing PMTA approvals quickly to their subjective definition of desirable
Stage 4 devices and
that will make matters rather simple enough for the idjutz.
There's really not much more to add regarding this unlawful appropriation of the vaping industry by agency. We've all been criminalized in effect and will be treated accordingly for thinking differently. The only question remaining is, to what degree.
Good luck.
