E-cigarettes an emerging alternative (IL)

[Bill Godshall]

E-cigarettes an emerging alternative (IL)
E-cigarettes an emerging alternative - Springfield, IL - The State Journal-Register


Please note that ALA's Kathy Drea campaigned to ban e-cigarette sales to adults in Illinois in 2010 (by falsely claiming the products were target marketed to youth), and Drea also refused to support a proposed ban on e-cigarette sales to youth in 2010 (after the Chair of the House Health Cmte withdrew her support for the ban on sales to adults).

Also, the Health Dept. staffer's claim that the US DOT banned e-cigarette use on airlines is inaccurate.

 

[Vocalek]

This is interesting:

FDA is considering extension of tobacco and smoking cessation product rules to include e-cigarettes and similar devices.

Read more: E-cigarettes an emerging alternative - Springfield, IL - The State Journal-Register

Did the FDA really say that?

 

[Petrodus]

I saw that on the last page of the article ...
Not in quotes and it appears to me the one who wrote
the article ... just tossed it in at the end.

 

[AgentAnia]

There also are concerns the flavored products attract the young.

“The flavor part of it is particularly troubling because that kills the taste,” said Drea. “That could appeal to young people.”

Still on the first page, but ^^^ huh??? Haven't heard this one before: Flavor kills the taste? Kills the taste of what? I assume she's implying that flavors are added to mask the "taste" of nicotine, but I thought, according to the ANTZ, flavoring is added to attract chiiiiiiildren. Oh never mind, I'm in "easily confused" mode today...

 

[Petrodus]

The ANTZ frequently forget which lies have been exposed by us.

 

[2coils]

She said a major association concern is that e-cigarettes simply reinforce a smoker’s addiction to nicotine. So what, Wonder if she said that while sipping on her morning cup of coffee. Why does she care if I like nicotine. More quit or die philosophy. Gosh no, not that nicotine again!

 

[Petrodus]

I suggest she couldn't care less about the nicotine/caffeine argument.
She's opposed to smoking and anything which would bring smoking to mind
which would include e-smokers blowing vapor clouds.

 

[2coils]

I suggest she couldn't care less about the nicotine/caffeine argument.
She's opposed to smoking and anything which would bring smoking to mind
which would include e-smokers blowing vapor clouds.

I'm sure she doesn't care about the nic/coffee argument as well. My observation from her comments is she is anti nicotine too!!

 

[Petrodus]

Sometimes it gets a little overwhelming ...
dealing with all the lies, politics, easily offended, ETC ETC

 

[Vocalek]

I can't find any publication where the FDA is quoted saying that, but it might be true. Under section 918 of the tobacco Act, the division of the FDA that regulates smoking cessation treatments (the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, aka CDER) is charged with finding innovative ways to help smokers quit and to give those products a "fast track." So if a company submitted their product to CDER and cited section 918, it's possible the FDA could be regulating e-cigarettes in two different ways. Those submitted to CDER would be regulated as a treatment, and the rest of the products would be regulated as a tobacco product under Section 911.

 

[Bill Godshall]

The reporters comment about potential FDA regulation merely reflected the reporters ignorance of the FDCA, FSPTCA and existing FDA regulations for tobacco products and for "tobacco dependence" treatments.