The FDA Has Truly Gone Tyrannical

[Bryn]

Aloha All!!! This is my first post on this forum, sadly because our FDA continues to undermine helpful products that people would be better off having. Being a huge fan of alternative medicine products I have seen the FDA almost always side with the "BIG" pharmaceutical companies in trying to shut down all competition. As for ecigs some have postulated that the FDA is in big tobacco's back pocket but I believe in reality its in big pharma's instead. Why? Because ecigs are a threat to "stop smoking aids" manufactered by these companies. If the ecig can gain any piece of the action from these products, big pharma will lose big money. I know a lot of you have quit smoking analogs and damn proud of it, as you should be, however this kind of "advertising" may be detrimental to all those that support the ecig. Success stories will make big pharma lose even more money and then they will take action using our FDA.

The powers to be at the FDA historically have ties with big pharma before being appointed and will return to big pharma after leaving the appointment. If you were in their shoes, would you behave any differently? I think not, as the financial rewards IMHO would be staggering.

Cheerio's got caught in big pharma's trap. When people began realizing positive results by eating this cereal thus reducing their dependence on cholesterol lowering drugs it was only a matter of time before the FDA under the direction of big pharma would step in.
Make no mistake, the FDA is synonymous with big pharma and it will always be. Unless the ecig ban in congress can be stopped and the courts rule that the FDA has no jurisdiction on the ecig, we all will likely lose perhaps one of the most beneficial products of this century.

Welcome! We won't lose if we fight back. We can't sit back and let them win. No way! This e-cigarette is very important. It has saved many lives, helped stop smoking analogs. Patches, pills, gums, etc. are useless. They know this. E-cigarette success is growing. I smoked for 35 years, tried stopping so many times and failed until I got my first e-cig, now I have not smoke for 41 days, no craving for it, it's all gone! I love vaping more. I feel so much better, more engery, no more coughs, no more sinus problems... best of all, no awful smell like ashtrays. Keeps America clean and safe from fire. There are thousands and thousands of reasons why e-cigarette is wonderful. Don't let them use "children...children...children" excuse!

By the way, I love boiled peanuts.

 

[boilednuts]

To believe that our generation will be the last that will smoke tobacco is ludicrous. Children is exactly why the ecig is so important to me, as it will provide future generations with a necessary tool to stop using cancer sticks. As you say, the child excuse is a lame one but it is highly effective. Hope that the courts and congress aren't so gullible.

BTW, sorry to hear about your dog

 

[neededandwanted]

This thread died, but I found it in a search that has a bit of a happier ending.

You can read an updated bit here:
UPDATE: US Court: FDA Authority Over E-Cigarettes Is Limited

That says, in part:
WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- A U.S. federal appeals court in a decision Tuesday found that as long as electronic cigarettes aren't marketed as a way to treat or cure a disease, the Food and Drug Administration has no authority to block the importation of the battery-powered products that turn nicotine liquid into a vapor mist.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit dealt a blow to the FDA by upholding a lower court decision and ruling that the FDA's powers are limited when it comes to regulating e-cigarettes.

Specifically, the court found that as long as the cigarettes are not marketed as a so-called therapeutic product, the government lacks the authority to regulate electronic cigarettes as a drug or device under the Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act and instead can only regulate electronic cigarettes as tobacco products.