I would hope that your beliefs are valid but I can't be so sure. I came accross this piece recently:
FDA Declares Form of Vitamin B6 a Drug, Effectively Banning Pyridoxamine from Dietary Supplements by Mike Adams the Health Ranger
Now on the the
website that lists Refusal Actions by FDA as Recorded in OASIS - the reason given for the refusal for some consignments of electronic cigarettes is that they are both "unapproved" and "not listed".
Unapproved means that it is seen by the FDA as a 'new drug'. Do you think that this is because the box/manual of this devices, some of which were from the popular Joye manufacturer had that they were cessation devices or made health claims? and that as long boxes are not marked as such then users in the US will be able to circumvent the FDA?
Judging not least by the
letter federal scientists working at the FDA recently sent to Obama accusing the FDA of being corrupted, It seems that the FDA have largely been able to get away with whatever they have wanted in the past and the health and welfare of the citizens of the US is not always the key motive or a priority for their decisions and that the generous hand of Big Pharm has a presence in their ranks.
I fear If the FDA want these banned they'll find a reason to make it so and no amount of angry letters to .gov will change that course of action. Labelling them as cessation devices or making 'healthy' claims just spurs the process.
You are SO right, if they want to ban it, they can ban it, as simple as that, as mentioned, two problems were founded in the seized packages:
NOT LISTED and
UNAPPROVED if the package is labeled as "Vaporizers" (which they are) the first problem is solved, because "Vaporizers" are listed, but as soon as FDA notice that some "Vaporizers" are used
primary as a "new drug" delivery system, they can still claim that are
UNAPPROVED, the liquid and cartridges with nicotine have no doubt to me that
for them are a "new drug" and thus
UNAPPROVED.
I don't know if the FDA will enforce the ban on this, but IMO if they want to do it, they can do it, because for them this is a "new drug" an the devices are a "new drug" delivery system, whatever you call it.
Can happen that even selling the device apart from the nicotine they can ban it, because the
primary use of the device is for a "new drug", until the "new drug" can be legally sold, they can ban the device too
if they want.
I'm not saying they gonna enforce the ban, but IMHO if they
want to do it, they can and also IMHO this devices are already banned in the US, but this ban
it is not enforced.
Some of you may say that they are not banned, because vaporizers are not banned, but the problem is that maybe is to late for
THIS vaporizers to pass as a valid vaporizer with another
primary use than a "new drug" delivery system, some may say that are not banned just because they don't have problems with the FDA labeling the device as "Vaporizer" but for me this is just because "Vaporizer" don't call the eyes at customs and the ban is not havely enforced.
If at any time they enforce the ban, the only solution will be to regulate this "new drug", of course if a very large number of people use this devices, enforce a ban will be more dificult to do.
If I were you, I would start to think in a good plan B, just in case.
That said, I'm off too from this subject on this forum just to become a reader as TB does.
