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July 26, 2022 by medscape.com
E-Cigarettes Meant to Create Nicotine Addicts, Expert Says
The American agency in charge of public health, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), has banned the sale of Juul brand e-cigarettes in the United States. In the opinion of Pierre Bizel, PhD, a member of the Belgian National Coalition Against Tobacco, the intent of these products is above all to increase the number of smokers. There is no scientific evidence that e-cigarettes help eliminate tobacco consumption. To justify its decision, the FDA determined that Juul Labs, with its USB stick-shaped vapes and its flavored nicotine refill cartridges, had not demonstrated that the marketing of its products was "appropriate for the protection of public health." [...]
July 24, 2022 by filtermag.org
FDA Head Orders a Review of Its Nicotine Division, to Mixed Response
On July 20, Robert Califf, the head of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), announced that he would commission external experts to conduct “a comprehensive evaluation” of the agency’s food and nicotine divisions.
The move comes after the FDA’s Center for Tobacco Products (CTP) has been under relentless fire over its handling of its PMTA authorization process for vaping products—including a high-profile apparent reversal over Juul earlier this month.
Califf, however, painted a rosy picture of a workforce eager to be rigorously reviewed.
July 24, 2022 by reason.com
Chuck Schumer's Doomed Marijuana Monstrosity Is Not a Serious Attempt To Repeal Pot Prohibition
The first thing we should say about Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer's marijuana legalization bill, which the New York Democrat finally filed today, more than a year after sharing a discussion draft, is that it will not pass. With the Senate evenly divided, Schumer needs Republican support to overcome a filibuster, which he has done little to attract. He can't even count on unanimous support from his fellow Democrats, at least a few of whom are apt to be leery of his specific approach, if not altogether opposed to repealing the federal ban on marijuana.
July 21, 2022 by progressivegrocer.com
Where the Tobacco Category Is Headed Next
After a relatively quiet stretch of time, there’s been a flurry of activity in the tobacco sector over the past few years, both from product development and regulatory standpoints.
Facing a continual decline in the number of traditional cigarette smokers, startup and established companies alike began introducing different formats and flavors of products aimed at various users and demographics. At the same time, amid fresh concerns about the health-and-wellness impact of nicotine and other substances — especially among young people — governmental authorities have stepped in to moderate, regulate and, in some instances, ban items.
July 21, 2022 by salon.com
Weed vapes probably sending a toxic gas to your lungs, study finds
Ever since vaping overtook traditional smoking as the culturally preferred method of inhaling nicotine and marijuana, vaping proponents have vigorously challenged the claims of various health risks associated with e-cigarettes. In particular, critics have noted — and advocates have struggled to defend — the rising victim tally for EVALI, a disease with an acronym that speaks for itself: "e-cigarette or vaping product use-associated lung injury." [...]
Now, a new study by Portland State University's Robert Strongin, doctoral student Kaelas Munger, and Robert Jensen reveals that when cannabinoid acetates in marijuana vaping products are heated under vaping conditions, they create a toxic gas called ketene.
July 20, 2022 by vice.com
How to Prepare for a Juul Apocalypse
At a time when abortion rights in America are under assault, mass shootings have become a near-daily occurrence, and inflation is out of control, the Biden administration is expending a weirdly large amount of energy on an entirely separate issue: regulating the shit out of nicotine. In April, the FDA proposed a rule that would prohibit the sale of menthol cigarettes. In June, it floated a plan to slash the amount of nicotine cigarettes can legally contain by 95 percent. And two days later, on June 23, it banned the sale of Juul products in the US, citing "insufficient and conflicting data" in the company's application for market authorization.
July 20, 2022 by reuters.com
Flavored e-cigarette companies lose challenge to FDA marketing denials
A federal appeals court has concluded that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration did not act unreasonably in barring two makers of flavored liquid for e-cigarettes from marketing their products as the regulator combated a spike in youth vaping.
A 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel on Monday on a 2-1 vote ruled that the FDA did not act arbitrarily or capriciously when it rejected premarket tobacco product applications by Triton Distribution and Vapetasia LLC.
July 19, 2022 by filtermag.org
Vape Company Triton Loses Its Appeal Against FDA Denial
On July 18, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals denied Triton’s petition to review a marketing denial order (MDO) issued by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in September 2021. The decision, which industry observers have been watching for nearly a year, could cap off one of the most significant legal battles between a notable vapor manufacturer and the FDA—one that has been viewed as something of a proxy for a wider struggle. Dozens of other smaller vape companies have accused the agency of operating unfairly, and will likely be disheartened by this ruling.
July 18, 2022 by thehill.com
Experts divided on whether taking Juul off market would dent teen vaping
Experts are divided over whether efforts to keep Juul products off the market will put a dent in the youth vaping epidemic. [...] In a statement to The Hill, Juul’s chief regulatory officer Joe Murillo said the company clearly meets FDA’s standard of being “appropriate for the protection of the public health.”
“We remain confident in the quality and substance of our applications,” Murillo said.
Juul has been heavily criticized for targeting teens since its first product hit the shelves in 2015.
July 18, 2022 by ecigintelligence.com
Study suggests big rise in mistaken belief about e-cig harm keeps people smoking
The number of US adults who think e-cigarettes are more harmful than traditional tobacco products has effectively doubled year on year from 2018 to 2020, according to new research – and that has affected smoking rates.
The study, led by researchers from the American Cancer Society (ACS), found 28.3% of the roughly 3,300 Americans surveyed in 2020 believed vaping was more harmful than smoking – up from 12.8% in 2019 and 6.8% in 2018 – possibly influenced by scares over Evali and Covid.