House committee votes to grandfather e-cigarettes from FDA oversight self.electronic_cigarette
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From an article a friend of mine in politics sent me (I can't get to the web site without his credentials to link the article, so here's a copy and paste):
04/19/2016 01:08 PM EDT
The House Appropriations Committee voted 31-19 today to exempt e-cigarettes and other vapor products on the market fromFDA regulation but mandate advertising and labeling aimed at keeping them out of the hands of children.
FDA has proposed subjecting tobacco products sold since Feb. 15, 2007 to its new authority under the Tobacco Control Act of 2009. Today's amendment to the FY 2017 FDA-agricultural funding bill would subject only products that come to market 21 months after FDA's final "deeming rule" to the regulation. The final rule is expected shortly.
The amendment from Reps. Tom Cole and Sanford Bishop would restrict advertisement of vapor products to newspapers, magazines and other print publications read primarily by adults. It would restrict sales to face-to face interactions unless retailers can ensure that mail orders or vending machines could not be accessed by minors.
It would also require FDA to issue a rule on product standards for vapor products and final regulations on labeling. The latter should include the phrases "keep out of reach of children" and "underage sale prohibited," and the product's nicotine content.
Cole argued FDA's proposed rule would force products that are safer than cigarettes to go through a more difficult regulatory pathway. "We are going to take a product off the market that actually helps people stop smoking," he said. "Regulating through a rear-view mirror is a very dangerous thing to do."
Many Democrats opposed the amendment. Ranking Member Nita Lowey, described it as a "misguided and dangerous" measure that "would likely increase cancer rates."
source: https://www.reddit.com/r/electronic...e_committee_votes_to_grandfather_ecigarettes/
submitted 3 hours ago by steve9207 SX Mini + Plume Veil v2.5 or Griffin
From an article a friend of mine in politics sent me (I can't get to the web site without his credentials to link the article, so here's a copy and paste):
04/19/2016 01:08 PM EDT
The House Appropriations Committee voted 31-19 today to exempt e-cigarettes and other vapor products on the market fromFDA regulation but mandate advertising and labeling aimed at keeping them out of the hands of children.
FDA has proposed subjecting tobacco products sold since Feb. 15, 2007 to its new authority under the Tobacco Control Act of 2009. Today's amendment to the FY 2017 FDA-agricultural funding bill would subject only products that come to market 21 months after FDA's final "deeming rule" to the regulation. The final rule is expected shortly.
The amendment from Reps. Tom Cole and Sanford Bishop would restrict advertisement of vapor products to newspapers, magazines and other print publications read primarily by adults. It would restrict sales to face-to face interactions unless retailers can ensure that mail orders or vending machines could not be accessed by minors.
It would also require FDA to issue a rule on product standards for vapor products and final regulations on labeling. The latter should include the phrases "keep out of reach of children" and "underage sale prohibited," and the product's nicotine content.
Cole argued FDA's proposed rule would force products that are safer than cigarettes to go through a more difficult regulatory pathway. "We are going to take a product off the market that actually helps people stop smoking," he said. "Regulating through a rear-view mirror is a very dangerous thing to do."
Many Democrats opposed the amendment. Ranking Member Nita Lowey, described it as a "misguided and dangerous" measure that "would likely increase cancer rates."
source: https://www.reddit.com/r/electronic...e_committee_votes_to_grandfather_ecigarettes/
