FDA misrepresents CDC NYTS data (that found vaping has sharply reduced teen cigarette smoking since 2011) to falsely claim youth vaping is an epidemic
FDA’s Scott Gottlieb relies upon NYTS data on marijuana vaping, experimental and occasional e-cigarette use, and vaping by smokers, former smokers and 18+ adults to falsely claim youth nicotine vaping is an epidemic, threatens to ban/restrict more vapor product sales to adults.
www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/fda-plans-to-impose-severe-restrictions-on-e-cigarettes/2018/11/08/91253cf2-e3a1-11e8-8f5f-a55347f48762_story.html
simplecast.com/s/ef46a2d3
www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/Newsroom/PressAnnouncements/ucm624657.htm
www.cnbc.com/2018/10/19/as-youth-e-cigarette-use-surges-fda-may-stop-convenience-store-sales.htmlwww.fda.gov/NewsEvents/Newsroom/PressAnnouncements/ucm620185.htm
Critically important 2017 NYTS data (which CDC and FDA have buried and ignored) found:
www.cdc.gov/tobacco/data_statistics/surveys/nyts/data/index.html
www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/67/wr/mm6722a3.htm
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5991815/
– Half of 6th-12th graders who ever used an e-cig reported vaping THC, up from 38% in 2016.
– 41.5% of 6th-12th graders who vaped in past 30 days did so 1-2 days, and 61% vaped 1-5 days.
– Just 1.1% of 6th-12th graders vaped daily, and just 1.6% vaped 20+ of the past 30 days.
– 1.24% of 9th-12th graders were nonsmokers who vaped 20+ of past 30 days (which included many past smokers), while the 2015 NYTS found just 0.3% of never smokers in 6th-12th grade vaped on 20+ of past 30 days.- 18.5% of 9th-12th graders who used an e-cig in the past 30 days were 18+ adults (not youth).- 45% of 9th-12th graders who vaped 20+ of past 30 days were 12th graders (most who were 18+).
The 2017 NYTS also found:
– Past 30 day e-cigarette use by 6th-12th graders declined from 11.2% in 2015 to 8.2% in 2017.
– Ever use of e-cigarettes by 6th-12th graders declined from 26.6% in 2015 to 21.1% in 2017.
– Youth access to e-cigarettes declined significantly from 2015 to 2017.
– Since 2011, cigarette smoking by 6th-12th graders has sharply declined, including daily smoking (-64%), frequent smoking (-63%), past 30 day smoking (-52%), and ever smoking (-43%).
Marijuana Vaping has skyrocketed among teens (as with adults) in recent years.
The 2017 NYTS found that 49.8% of 6th-12th graders who ever used an e-cigarette reported using an e-cigarette containing THC, marijuana, wax or hash oil, up from 38% in 2016.
2016 – 38.1% (.086/.226=.381)
2017 – 49.8% (.105/.211=.498)
The 2016 NYTS also found 46.5% of 6th-12th graders who ever used an e-cigarette reported using an e-cigarette for “any substance other than nicotine”, up from 35.7% in 2015.
2015 – 35.7% (.095/.266=.357)
2016 – 46.5% (.105/.226=.465)
Another DHHS survey that inquired about THC vaping (i.e. NIDA’s MTF Survey) found 30% of past 30 day vapers in 8th-12th grade vaped marijuana in 2017, up sharply from 5% in 2015. The 2017 MTF also found 67% of vapers in 8th-12th grade reported vaping “just flavoring”, similar to 63% in the 2015 MTF, both of which were greater than those who vaped “nicotine”.
Past 30 Day Vaping by 8th, 10th and 12th graders in US (2017 MTF)
8th 10th 12th 8th-12th
Any Vaping 6.6% 13.1% 16.6% 12.0%
Nicotine 3.5% 8.2% 11.0% 7.5%
Marijuana 1.6% 4.3% 4.9% 3.6%
Just Flavoring 5.3% 9.2% 9.7% 8.0%
monitoringthefuture.org/data/17data/17drtbl3.pdf
www.drugabuse.gov/news-events/news-releases/2017/12/vaping-popular-among-teens-opioid-misuse-historic-lows
www.drugabuse.gov/trends-statistics/monitoring-future/monitoring-future-study-trends-in-prevalence-various-drugs
www.drugabuse.gov/related-topics/trends-statistics/monitoring-future/overview-findings-2015/monitoring-future-figures-2015
Analysis of 2016 MTF data finds 12th grade smokers were far more likely to vape nicotine (61.3%) than nonsmokers (18.1%) and never smokers (14.3%); 12th grade never smokers (76%) and nonsmokers (69.6%) were far more likely than smokers (31%) to vape ‘just flavors’.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30033026
Another 2017 DHHS survey (i.e. CDC YRBS) found Colorado had the highest past 30 day use of electronic vapor products by 9th-12th graders, and found 9 of 10 states with the highest past 30 day vapor product use (all >20%) had legalized marijuana. In sharp contrast, 9 of the 10 states with the lowest past 30 day vapor product use (all <12%) by 9th-12th graders had not legalized marijuana (and PA’s law just went into effect in 2018)
www.cdc.gov/healthyyouth/data/yrbs/2017_tables/tobacco_use.htm#t66_down
medicalmarijuana.procon.org/view.resource.php?resourceID=000881
9th-12th graders who used an electronic vapor product in past 30 days (2017 YRBS, Table 67)
** State legalized marijuana; *State legalized medical marijuana
| Highest | Lowest |
| **CO – 26.2% | UT – 7.6% |
| *HI – 25.5% | IA – 9.0% |
| *NM – 24.7% | NE – 9.4% |
| *NH – 23.8% | TX – 10.3% |
| *MT – 22.5% | KS – 10.6% |
| *LA – 22.2% | MO – 10.9% |
| NC – 22.1% | *PA – 11.3% (not available until 2018) |
| *ND – 20.6% | TN – 11.5% |
| **MA – 20.1% | WI – 11.6% |
| *RI – 20.1% | VA – 11.8% |
Note that 11 States AL, GA, IN, MN, MS, NJ, OH, OR, SD, WA, WY didn’t ask this question.
THC vaping has skyrocketed in the past several years after being legalized in many states. Below are reviews and ads in High Times for dozens of different THC vapor products.
hightimes.com/products/best-vape-pens-2017-concentrates/
hightimes.com/products/best-portable-vaporizers-2017/
hightimes.com/products/best-dry-herb-vaporizers-2018/
hightimes.com/sponsored/new-shatterizer-silver-black-concentrate-vape-pen/
Many 9th-12th graders who vape are 18+ adults, and the 2009 TCA prohibits FDA from banning sales of cigarettes and other tobacco products to anyone 18 or older
Brad Rodu reveals the 2017 NYTS found that 18.5% of e-cigarette users in grades 9-12 (including 16% of exclusive e-cig users, and 23% of dual users) were 18+ adults
rodutobaccotruth.blogspot.com/2018/10/not-all-teen-smokers-vapers-are.html
Meanwhile, the 2017 YRBS found 34% of 9th-12th graders who used a vapor product in the past 30 days were 18+ adults, as just 8.7% of 9th-12th graders <18 years used a vapor product in the past 30 day (compared to 13.2% of all 9th-12th graders). Note that CDC buried this important finding in a footnote in Table 72 at
www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/67/ss/ss6708a1.htm
Daily and frequent vaping by 6th-12th graders was extremely low from 2014-2017
Daily (1.1%) and frequent (1.6%) e-cigarette use by 6th-12th graders remained virtually the same from 2014 to 2017, while experimental e-cigarette use declined from 2015 to 2017 (NYTS).
Days 2014 2015 2016 2017
0 89.3 87.4 90.0 90.6
1+ 8.8 11.2 8.4 8.2
3+ 4.5 6.2 4.9 4.8
6+ 3.0 4.2 3.1 3.2
10+ 2.3 2.8 2.2 2.5
20+ 1.4 1.7 1.4 1.6
All 30 0.9 1.1 1.1 1.1
Daily (5.2%) and frequent (7.6%) e-cigarette use by 6th-12th graders who ever used an e-cigarette remained very similar from 2014 to 2017, while experimental e-cigarette use declined (NYTS).
Days 2014 2015 2016 2017
1+ 45.4 42.1 37.2 38.9
3+ 23.2 23.3 21.7 22.7
6+ 15.5 15.8 13.7 15.2
10+ 11.9 10.5 9.7 11.8
20+ 7.2 6.4 6.2 7.6
All 30 4.6 4.1 4.9 5.2
The number of days 6th-12th graders (%) used an e-cigarette in their lifetime declined from 2015 to 2017 (NYTS).
Days 2015 2016 2017
0 74.3 77.1 78.3
1 7.3 6.5 6.4
>1 16.8 15.1 14.1
>10 9.3 8.3 7.5
>20 6.4 5.7 5.1
>50 3.8 3.6 3.1
>100 2.1 2.1 1.9
In 2017, 12th graders comprised 45% of 9th-12th graders who frequently used e-cigarettes (20+ of past 30 days), and most 12th graders were 18+. NYTS data provided by Christine Delnevo.
Grade Past-30-Days 20+ Days
9th 8.8 1.0
10th 11.4 2.0
11th 11.8 2.2
12th 15.2 4.4
9th-12th 11.7 2.3
The CDC YRBS found past 30 day use (%) of electronic vapor products by 9th-12th graders declined 45% from 2015 to 2017 (from 24.1% to 13.2%).
Grade 2015 2017
9 19.7 9.5
10 23.2 11.4
11 25.9 14.1
12 28.2 18.3
9-12 24.1 13.2
White 25.2 15.6
Black 18.0 8.5
Hspnc 26.3 11.4
www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/65/ss/pdfs/ss6506.pdf (Table 41)
www.cdc.gov/healthyyouth/data/yrbs/2017_tables/tobacco_use.htm#t66_down (Table 66)
The 2017 YRBS found 2.4% of 9th-12th graders vaped daily, and 3.3% vaped frequently, 12th graders were far more likely to use electronic vapor products daily, frequently and in past 30 days than 11th, 10th and 9th graders, and White students were more likely than Hispanics, who were more likely than Blacks.
Days Used an Electronic Vapor Product in Past 30 Days
Grade 1+ 20+ All 30
9 9.5 1.8 1.2
10 11.4 2.7 1.7
11 14.1 3.7 2.7
12 18.3 5.0 4.0
9-12 13.2 3.3 2.4
White 15.6 4.3 3.1
Black 8.5 1.4 1.0
Hspnc 11.4 2.1 1.7
www.cdc.gov/healthyyouth/data/yrbs/2017_tables/tobacco_use.htm#t66_down
(See Tables 66, 68 & 70)
Brad Rodu reveals the 2017 NYTS found just 1.24% of high school students didn’t smoke cigarettes in the past 30 days and used e-cigarettes on 20+ of past 30 days (which included former smokers); The FDA’s Teen E-Cigarette-Addiction Epidemic Doesn’t Add Up
rodutobaccotruth.blogspot.com/2018/10/the-fdas-teen-e-cigarette-addiction.html
Brad Rodu reveals the 2017 NYTS found 74% of exclusive past 30 day e-cigarette users in 6-12th grades used e-cigarettes just 1-5 of past 30 days, compared to 56% who used e-cigarettes and cigarettes, 57% who used e-cigarettes and cigars, and 35% who used e-cigarettes, cigarettes and cigars in past 30 days.
rodutobaccotruth.blogspot.com/2018/08/fda-tobacco-center-exaggerates-number.html
Rodu also reveals the 2017 NYTS found just 12% of 6th-12th graders who exclusively used e-cigarettes in past 30 days used them frequently (on 20+ days), compared to 20% who used e-cigarettes and cigarettes, 21% who used e-cigarettes and cigars, and 38% who used e-cigarettes, cigarettes and cigars in past 30 days.
Brad Rodu reveals the 2017 NYTS found 53% of past 30 day cigarette smokers in 9th-12th grade also used e-cigarettes in the past 30 days (.042/.079=.53), and accounted for 35% of 9th-12th graders who used an e-cigarette in the past 30 days (.042/.119=.35).
rodutobaccotruth.blogspot.com/2018/08/slight-teen-vaping-increase-and.html
Farsalinos et al analysis of 2015 NTYS data (among 6th-12th graders) found:
www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S074937971831626X
(note ‘frequent’ use = 20+ of past 30 days, and ‘infrequent’ use = <20 of past 30 days)
– just 0.3% of never smokers were frequent e-cigarette users,
– just 4.6% of never smokers used an e-cigarette in the past 30 days, and 59% of them did so just 1-2 days,
– frequent smokers were 84 times more likely than never smokers to vape daily (16.9% v 0.2%), while infrequent smokers were 36 times more likely (7.3% v 0.2%),
– frequent smokers were 73 times more likely than never smokers to vape frequently (21.8% v 0.3%), while infrequent smokers were 41 times more likely (12.2% vs 0.3%),
– frequent smokers were 14 times more likely than never smokers to vape in past 30 days (64.7% v 4.6%), while infrequent smokers were 11 times more likely (50.4% v 4.6%)
www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S074937971831626X
Villanti et al revealed the 2014 NYTS found <0.1% of never tobacco users in 6th-12th grades reported vaping on 10 or more of the past 30 days
ntr.oxfordjournals.org/content/early/2016/12/24/ntr.ntw388
Cigarette smoking by 6th-12th graders dramatically declined from 2011 to 2017
Daily, frequent, occasional and past 30 day cigarette smoking by 6-12th graders (%) declined sharply from 2011 to 2017 (NYTS)
Days 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
0 86.6 88.8 89.6 91.8 91.8 93.3 93.4
1+ 10.6 9.3 8.2 6.1 6.0 5.8 5.6
3+ 7.3 6.2 5.6 3.8 3.8 3.7 3.3
6+ 5.8 4.9 4.5 3.0 2.8 3.0 2.4
10+ 4.8 4.1 3.7 2.4 2.3 2.5 1.9
20+ 3.5 3.0 2.7 1.8 1.7 1.8 1.3
All 30 2.5 2.1 2.0 1.3 1.2 1.3 0.9
The number of cigarettes 6th-12th graders (%) smoked in their lifetime also declined sharply from 2011 to 2017 (NYTS).
Cigs 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
100+ 5.5% 4.5% 4.3% 3.2% 2.9% 2.9% 2.2%
26+ 8.1% 6.9% 6.3% 4.7% 4.5% 4.3% 3.6%
16+ 9.8% 8.4% 7.6% 5.8% 5.6% 5.5% 4.4%
6+ 12.4% 10.9% 9.7% 7.8% 7.6% 7.3% 6.0%
6th-12th graders (%) who last smoked a cigarette (even one puff) “today”, during “past week” and during “past 30 days” also declined sharply from 2011 to 2017 (NYTS)
Last smoked a cigarette (even one puff)
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
3.7 3.0 2.9 2.0 2.0 1.9 1.3 Today
7.8 6.6 6.0 4.3 4.4 3.9 3.3 Past Week
10.4 9.1 8.2 6.1 6.1 5.5 4.0 Past 30 Days
Cigarette smoking by young adults has declined almost as rapidly as by youth
CDC’s NHIS found a 52% decline in cigarette smoking by 18-24 year olds (%) from 2009 to 2017, compared to a 32% decline for all US adults (as more smokers switched to vaping).
Age Group
Year Total 18-24 25-44 45-64 65+
2009 20.6 21.8 24.0 21.9 9.5
2010 19.3 20.1 22.0 21.1 9.5
2011 19.0 18.9 22.1 21.4 7.9
2012 18.1 17.3 21.6 19.5 8.9
2013 17.8 18.7 20.1 19.9 8.8
2014 16.8 16.7 20.0 18.0 8.5
2015 15.1 13.0 17.7 17.0 8.4
2016 15.5 13.1 17.6 18.0 8.8
2017 14.0 10.4 16.1 16.1 8.2
Change-32% -52% -33% -26% -14%
2017 NHIS found 14.0% (34.3M) of US adults smoked cigarettes ‘everyday’ or ‘some days’, while just 10.5% (25.7M) of US adults smoked cigarettes ‘everyday’, both record lows.
www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/67/wr/mm6744a2.htm
Youth access to e-cigarettes is primarily from social sources, and declined from 2015 to 2017
Brad Rodu reveals 2017 NYTS data for sources of vapor products among the 9.3% of 9th-12th graders <18 years who vaped in the past 30 days. “During the past 30 days, where did you get or buy the e-cigarettes that you have used? (Select one or more)”
64.0% – From a friend
5.8% – From family member
11.8% – A vape shop
4.7% – On the internet
4.0% – From some other person that is not a family member or friend
3.4% – A gas station or convenience store
1.2% – A drug store
1.4% – A mall or shopping center kiosk/stand
<1% – A grocery store
3.6% – Some other place not listed here
rodutobaccotruth.blogspot.com/2018/10/not-all-teen-smokers-vapers-are.html
Brad Rodu reveals 2014-15 PATH data for sources of e-cigarettes by 12-17 year olds who used an e-cigarette in past 30 days
rodutobaccotruth.blogspot.com/2018/04/fda-is-targeting-e-cigarette-retailers.html
In the past 30 days, how did you usually get your own e-cigarette/cartridges and e-liquid?
46% – Someone offered me one
16% – Gave someone else money to buy them
9.9% – Bought them myself
9.7% – Asked someone to give me one
6.9% – Got them some other way
4.1% – Took them from a store or another person
3.2% – Bought them from another person
4.2% – Don’t know, refused to answer
100% – Total
The NYTS found access to e-cigarettes by 6th-12th graders (8% of whom were 18+) declined from 2015 to 2017. “During the past 30 days, where did you get or buy the e-cigarettes that you have used? (Select one or more)”
2015 2016 2017
82.1% 85.6% – I have never tried an e-cigarette in the past 30 days
10.1% 8.9% 7.6% – From a friend
4.2% 3.1% 2.1% – From family member
4.0% 3.0% 1.8% – A vape shop or other store that only sells e-cigarettes
1.9% 1.7% 1.1% – From some other person that is not a family member or a friend
2.5% 1.8% 1.0% – A gas station or convenience store
1.1% 1.2% 0.7% – On the internet
0.8% 0.5% 0.3% – A drug store
0.9% 0.6% 0.3% – A mall or shopping center kiosk/stand
0.5% 0.3% 0.1% – A grocery store
0.9% 0.7% 0.4% – Some other place not listed here
Youth engage in many far more harmful behaviors and activities than vaping
CDC 2017 YRBS data found many behaviors by high school students that are far more harmful than e-cigarette use, including
www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/67/ss/ss6708a1.htm
www.cdc.gov/healthyyouth/data/yrbs/pdf/2017/ss6708.pdf
rodutobaccotruth.blogspot.com/2018/10/cdc-data-reveal-many-far-more-dangerous.html
– 39.2% texted or e-mailed while driving in past 30 days
– 5.9% rarely or never used a seat belt when riding in a car driven by someone else
– 5.5% drank alcohol and drove in past 30 days
– 16.5% rode in a vehicle in past 30 days driven by someone who had drank alcohol
– 13.5% binge drank alcohol (i.e. 4+ drinks) in past 30 days
– 4.4% drank at least 10 alcohol drinks in a row during past 30 days
– 14.0% ever used prescription pain medicine without a doctor’s prescription
– 23.6% were in a physical fight in past year
– 7.4% reported ever being forced to have sexual intercourse when they did not want to
– 7.4% reported attempting suicide in past year
– 17.2% reported seriously considering attempting suicide in past year
– 14.8% were obese
– 15.6% were overweight
The NYTS also found more data on smoking/vaping by 6th-12th graders
Ever use of cigarettes / e-cigarettes by 6th-12th graders (NYTS)
Year Cigarette / E-cigarette
2011 28.9% / 3.1%
2012 25.9% / 6.6%
2013 24.5% / 7.7%
2014 22.0% / 19.4%
2015 21.5% / 26.6%
2016 19.6% / 22.6%
2017 16.5% / 21.1%
6th-12th graders who smoked 100+ cigarettes in their life compared to those who used an e-cig >100 days (NYTS)
100+ >100
Year Cigs E-cigs
2011 5.5%
2012 – 4.5%
2013 – 4.3%
2014 – 3.2%
2015 – 2.9% 2.1%
2016 – 2.9% 2.1%
2017 – 2.2% 1.9%
Past-30-day cigarette / e-cigarette use by 6-12th graders (NYTS)
Year Cigarette / E-cigarette
2011 10.4% / 1.0%
2012 9.1% / 2.0%
2013 8.2% / 2.9%
2014 6.1% / 9.1%
2015 6.1% / 11.2%
2016 5.5% / 8.4%
2017 4.0% / 8.2%
Past-30-day cigarette / e-cigarette use by 9th-12th graders (NYTS)
Year – Cigarette / E-cigarette
2011 – 15.8% / 1.5%
2012 – 14.0% / 2.8%
2013 – 12.7% / 4.5%
2014 – 9.5% / 13.4%
2015 – 9.3% / 16.0%
2016 – 8.0% / 11.3%
2017 – 7.6% / 11.7%
Past-30-day cigarette / e-cigarette use by 6th–8th graders (NYTS)
Year – Cigarette / E-cigarette
2011 – 4.3% / 0.6%
2012 – 3.5% / 1.1%
2013 – 2.9% / 1.1%
2014 – 2.5% / 3.9%
2015 – 2.3% / 5.3%
2016 – 2.2% / 4.3%
2017 – 2.1% / 3.3%
CDC and FDA encourage more teens to vape and to smoke cigarettes (by lying to teens about vaping, and by telling them to not vape)
CDC encourages even more teens to vape by urging (via e-mail) 2 million adults to tell teens to not vape. Note that past 30 day teen vaping sharply increased in 2014 after CDC funded and collaborated with local health agencies in NYC, Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Philadelphia to ban vaping in workplaces by sensationalizing teen vaping, which generated hundreds of news stories showing young adults vaping, especially cloud chasing.
www.cdc.gov/features/ecigarettes-back-to-school/index.html
www.cdc.gov/tobacco/infographics/youth/pdfs/e-cigarettes-usb-flash-508.pdf?s_cid=bb-osh-youth-graphic-011
e-cigarettes.surgeongeneral.gov/?s_cid=OSH_email_E109
www.cdc.gov/tobacco/basic_information/e-cigarettes/about-e-cigarettes.html?s_cid=osh-e-cig-about-001
New FDA ad encourages even more teens to vape by demonizing and lying about vaping
www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/Newsroom/PressAnnouncements/ucm620788.htm?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zYuyS1Oq8gY&feature=youtu.be
Jimmy Kimmel ridicules FDA and adults for daring more teens to vape by telling them not to
twitter.com/jimmykimmel/status/1042762775628402688
FDA/NIH give an additional $151 million to anti THR activists to conduct more junk studies and generate more fear mongering propaganda to promote and defend FDA’s anti THR regulations
www.fda.gov/TobaccoProducts/PublicHealthScienceResearch/Research/ucm369005.htm
THR Education and Advocacy
Maria Verven – Censored Truth: The US FDA’s vendetta against vapor (interviews Bill Godshall about CDC NYTS data)
www.vaporvoicemagazine.com/digital/52018_use/
THR Business
Altria reports 3.7% cigarette volume decline in 3Q18, 6.3% decline in first 9 months of 2018, estimates 4.5% US cigarette industry volume decline in 3Q18, and in first 9 months of 2018.
www.altria.com/Media/Press-Releases/Pages/PressReleaseDetails.aspx?reqID=2373415
Past year sales of JUUL increase 7 fold since Sen. Schumer’s public attack
www.e-cigarette-forum.com/threads/past-year-sales-of-juul-increase-7-fold-since-sen-schumers-public-attack.886495/
www.schumer.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/schumer-dramatic-spike-in-nyc/li-teen-use-of-e-cigs-being-fueled-by-juul-and-other-new-age-e-cigs-new-type-is-odorless-looks-like-a-school-supply_kids-charge-it-in-classroom-then-puff-away-senator-demands-fda-do-its-job–regulate-devices-laced-with-mystery-chemicals-now-that-1-in-5-ny-kids-are-hooked
Fontem Ventures and BAT/Reynolds state plans to introduce new vapor products in the US, but don’t say if products comply with FDA Deeming Rule (by being on the US market on 8/8/2016)
www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/introducing-salt-of-the-earth-new-line-of-nicotine-salt-e-liquids-300679946.html
www.journalnow.com/business/reynolds-vapor-prepares-national-launch-of-new-e-cig-rival/article_7ba10442-d438-575e-af23-794173089a8a.html
FDA Tobacco Regulation
Vapor prohibitionists (CTFK, ACS, AHA, ALA, AAP, Legacy) that lobbied FDA to unlawfully ban e-cigs in 2009, and lobbied FDA to ban them again (via 2016 Deeming Rule) urge FDA to crack down on the huge vapor black market (of products not on the market on 8/8/2016)
www.tobaccofreekids.org/assets/content/press_office/2018/2018_08_07_new_ecig_products.pdf
www.tobaccofreekids.org/assets/images/content/2018_07_18_New_Ecigs_Post_Juul.pdf
www.tobaccofreekids.org/press-releases/2018_08_07_new_ecig_products
truthinitiative.org/news/illegal-juul-copycats-are-flooding-market
www.reuters.com/article/us-vaping-regulation-juul-specialreport/special-report-juul-copycats-flood-e-cig-market-despite-fda-rule-idUSKCN1M418W
FDA seeks info from 21 e-cig manufacturers to determine if products were banned by Deeming Rule (i.e. not on the US market on 8/8/2016), demands response from manufacturers within 60 days, which will likely result in several dozen new vapor products being pulled from US market.
www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/Newsroom/PressAnnouncements/ucm623256.htm
www.reuters.com/article/us-fda-vaping-crackdown/in-crackdown-u-s-fda-seeks-details-on-new-electronic-cigarettes-idUSKCN1MM1TQ
Altria to stop selling its ‘new’ vapor products (that may not have been on the US market on 8/8/2016), claims company will support federal legislation to ban all tobacco sales to anyone under 21, falsely claims company’s actions are intended to protect children from vapor products.
www.altria.com/About-Altria/Federal-Regulation-of-Tobacco/Regulatory-Filing/FDAFilings/Altria-Response-to-FDA-E-vapor-October-25-2018.pdf
FDA to hold one day public hearing on December 5, 2018 to discuss the agency’s “efforts to eliminate youth e-cigarette use, as well as other tobacco product use, with a focus on the potential role of drug therapies to support youth e-cigarette cessation”
www.federalregister.gov/documents/2018/11/05/2018-24126/eliminating-youth-electronic-cigarette-and-other-tobacco-product-use-the-role-for-drug-therapies
Bill Godshall
Executive Director
Smokefree Pennsylvania
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