FDA New FDA webpage on Tobacco Products falsely insinuates that OTP (and e-cigs) are more hazardous than cigarettes

[Bill Godshall]

First sentence on new FDA tobacco product webpage deceitfully claims “tobacco use is the single largest preventable cause of disease and death in the United States” (its cigarette smoking), falsely portrays OTP (and e-cigs) as more addictive and harmful than cigarettes, and target marketed to youth.
Recognize Tobacco in its Many Forms?

 

[Just Me]

So the gum, patches and the inhalers aren't tobacco products since they aren't mentioned? But dissolvables are? And are these dissolvables the same as BP's lozenges, or was the article referring to some other dissolvable product? If lozenges are included as a form of tobacco, why aren't the other nicotine replacement products mentioned? I'm confused.

 

[DrMA]

Disgusting! Aren't FDA supposed to be an "evidence-based" agency? How is this not criminal? A federal agency pursuing an arbitrary political agenda...

Demand a congressional investigation!

 

[BadTrainDriver]

Disgusting! Aren't FDA supposed to be an "evidence-based" agency? How is this not criminal? A federal agency pursuing an arbitrary political agenda...

Demand a congressional investigation!

It's all about money...

 

[sqirl1]

Disgusting! Aren't FDA supposed to be an "evidence-based" agency? How is this not criminal? A federal agency pursuing an arbitrary political agenda...

Demand a congressional investigation!

That's actually what we're doing. check out CASAA's third Call to Action here CASAA: Third Call to Action for FDA Proposed Regulations - Demand Congressional Hearings Investigating FDA and CDC's Actions

 

[DrMA]

That's actually what we're doing. check out CASAA's third Call to Action here CASAA: Third Call to Action for FDA Proposed Regulations - Demand Congressional Hearings Investigating FDA and CDC's Actions

Thanks. I was looking for that exact link, but it's hard from my phone.

 

[Bobbilly]

So the gum, patches and the inhalers aren't tobacco products since they aren't mentioned? But dissolvables are? And are these dissolvables the same as BP's lozenges, or was the article referring to some other dissolvable product? If lozenges are included as a form of tobacco, why aren't the other nicotine replacement products mentioned? I'm confused.

I don't think they are talking about NRT lozenges. They are tobacco lozenges.


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[DC2]

No surprise there, for those that have been following the FDA actions against us for the last few years.

 

[Jman8]

First sentence on new FDA tobacco product webpage deceitfully claims “Tobacco use is the single largest preventable cause of disease and death in the United States” (its cigarette smoking), falsely portrays OTP (and e-cigs) as more addictive and harmful than cigarettes, and target marketed to youth.
Recognize Tobacco in its Many Forms?

Hard to disagree with what you are saying.

But also hard to disagree with what FDA is saying as no one here is citing links, but just putting forth (alleged) facts as if saying it is reason enough to take it as truth.

 

[JerryRM]

What ticks me off, is the argument that e-cigs have not been proven to be safe. Well, they have proven to be safe up to this point in time, the ANTZ just refuse to acknowledge it. The most important point, is that they haven't been proven to be unsafe. That should be enough "evidence" for the FDA to let them be.

 

[pamdis]

You're not understanding how the agency works. It's not their job to prove something is unsafe. It's their job to make a lot of noise insinuating it is unsafe until they are paid their hush money.