All of this stricking out at the FDA is not going to help the cause, save the day, or is in anyway productive. Just as you would want your generic durgs approved for efficency, the e-cig must go the same route.
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I completely agree. I, for one, am getting very weary of the hysteria on both sides.
If the e-cig industry wants acceptance and, if necessary, approval/regulation from the FDA, then it needs to step up and talk to them. Perhaps that is going on now outside of the public eye. I like to think so. I don't see how they expect to win if it's not.
I do not really blame the FDA in this; they are attempting to do their jobs by making sure that anything sold for human consumption is, indeed, safe. As previous posters have said, these companies were (and are still) selling clear bottles marked only as MLB, CML, CHOC, etc. We have to admit that is unacceptable, especially for something we are expected to inhale into our lungs. I do, however, believe that the FDA is facing pressure from certain politicians and special interest groups who stand to lose if e-cigs remain on the market. The only way to counteract that pressure is to present the FDA with cold, hard facts in a rational, non-emotional manner. Antagonism never solves anything.
Since the FDA's press release, we have had numerous companies step forward with ingredient listings and third-party analyses. And, so far, these reports have backed up what we, as vapers, have known all along. Now, I strongly believe, it is time for these manufacturers (through the ECA perhaps?) to have a sensible discourse with the FDA and policy makers. The evidence is growing that these things are safer than cigarettes and perhaps safer than the FDA-approved NRTs. Use that information in a calm, rational manner.