Halloween maybe over, buy the new cigarette packs graphics are very scary. The federal government has a mix of corpses, lung disease and cancer patients pictures to put on the packs. The graphics are expected to take about half the space on the packs. They are part of the new anti-smoking campaign by the FDA. [...]
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Tobacco shops and spice
No matter how much efforts the FDA have put in trying to stop electronic cigarettes, there is always a new product in the market that needs more their attention. In Jacksonville, North Carolina, there has been a proliferation on sales at tobacco shops, despite the smoking ban. However, there aren’t any new smokers; there are [...]
Florida investigating e-cig company for overcharging credit cards
I just heard about Florida’s court is investigating complaints of an e-cig company charging users for their “free” promotion and they even overcharged their credit cards. Customers are charged $9.99 for shipping and then they also get a bill for a “continuation program” they haven’t approved. That’s so wrong; the e-cig doesn’t need this! These [...]
CASAA sends letter to Air Force
Back in August the Air Force surgeon general warned personnel warnings about electronic cigarettes and also banned their use in the same places smoking in prohibited. The surgeon general took these resolutions citing the FDA test that found potential toxic chemical on electronic cigarettes. Now, Theresa Whitt, medical director for the Consumer Advocates for Smoke-Free [...]
Russia enters the war on e-cigarettes
Russia has decided to listen to the FDA warnings on e-cigarettes; they may ban e-cigarettes. Right now e-cigarettes can be bought in Russia without problems. Sergei Kolesnikov, deputy from healthcare committees of the Lower House of Russia, think e-cigarettes need more studies. “In this case, the electronic cigarette is a medicine because it contains nicotine [...]
Russia enters the war on e-cigarettes
Russia has decided to listen to the FDA warnings on e-cigarettes; they may ban e-cigarettes. Right now e-cigarettes can be bought in Russia without problems. Sergei Kolesnikov, deputy from healthcare committees of the Lower House of Russia, think e-cigarettes need more studies. “In this case, the electronic cigarette is a medicine because it contains nicotine [...]
FDA strike 2
On yesterday’s court appeals of FDA vs. a well known e-cigarette maker, things didn’t go well for the FDA again. In January, Federal Judge Richard Leon ruled against the FDA’s move to stop shipments of e-cigs into the United States. Despite the warning letter send to several e-cigarette makers, they couldn’t convince judges that e-cigs [...]
Level of TSNAs in Cigarettes VS in E-cigs
The FDA has been concerned about the general public health regarding e-cigs. However, they don’t see too concerned on the amount of TSNAs found on American cigarettes. Do you know that cigarette’s TSNAs (tobacco-specific nitrosamines) levels are three times that of Australian or British brands? E-cigs are seen as evil after the FDA’s lab test [...]
E-cig aren’t off market
Although the FDA sent warning letter to e-cig makers, they are not off the market. They were sent only to five companies, not fare to them since they aren’t the only makers in the market, but it’s only 5 out of hundreds. As the FDA evaluates these e-cig makers, it will individually. They are not [...]
FDA letter to the Electronic Cigarette Association
FDA sent a letter to the Electronic Cigarette Association, ECA, in which the agency “intends to regulate electronic cigarette and related products in a manner consistent with its mission of protecting the public health.”Ah, how nice it sounds. In reality this is another way to penalized what some people had found to help them with [...]
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