The Assault On E-Cigs Accelerates

[Kaplan]

I would never trust any of these health associations, because you can be sure they're corrupt. But you can't ban flavors. Sure, you could ban premixed flavors, but you can't ban the flavors sold separately. It doesn't take any great skill to add flavoring to a juice. Heck, even a teenager could do it.

[Thunder_Snus]

Heart Group Calls On FDA To Quickly Regulate E-Cigs

"Electronic cigarettes need to be strongly regulated – and quickly – to prevent another generation of young people from becoming addicted to nicotine, according to the American Heart Association's first policy statement on the products.

In its statement, the heart association pointed to studies suggesting that e-cigarettes, which contain nicotine but no tobacco, could serve as a "gateway" drug to addict young people, who may go on to regular cigarettes or smokeless tobacco. The association pointed to flavors in e-cigarettes, such as bubble gum, arguing that these are intended to attract kids.

"We are fiercely committed to preventing the tobacco industry from addicting another generation of smokers," said Nancy Brown, CEO of the heart association, in a statement.

An April proposal from the Food and Drug Administration would require most e-cigarettes to undergo an agency review. The proposed rules would ban sales of e-cigarettes to minors and require warning labels. Though some health advocates hailed the announcement, others said the FDA didn't go far enough, because it failed to ban flavors."

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...ment/14450967/

Banning flavors....because you can do anything you want....but you damn sure better not enjoy it.

[trebli]

Heart Group Calls On FDA To Quickly Regulate E-Cigs

"Electronic cigarettes need to be strongly regulated – and quickly – to prevent another generation of young people from becoming addicted to nicotine, according to the American Heart Association's first policy statement on the products.

In its statement, the heart association pointed to studies suggesting that e-cigarettes, which contain nicotine but no tobacco, could serve as a "gateway" drug to addict young people, who may go on to regular cigarettes or smokeless tobacco. The association pointed to flavors in e-cigarettes, such as bubble gum, arguing that these are intended to attract kids.

"We are fiercely committed to preventing the tobacco industry from addicting another generation of smokers," said Nancy Brown, CEO of the heart association, in a statement.

An April proposal from the Food and Drug Administration would require most e-cigarettes to undergo an agency review. The proposed rules would ban sales of e-cigarettes to minors and require warning labels. Though some health advocates hailed the announcement, others said the FDA didn't go far enough, because it failed to ban flavors."

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...ment/14450967/

[trebli]

Restrict or Ban E-Cigarettes, Lung Societies Say



"Electronic cigarettes should be restricted or even banned, pending better safety data, lung societies urged.

As a precaution, electronic nicotine delivery devices should be restricted or banned until more information about their safety is available," it said. "If they are allowed, they should be closely regulated as medicines or tobacco products."

Many governments have chosen to restrict the sale of nicotine delivery systems, or to ban them entirely," it pointed out.

The U.K. will regulate the devices as medicines starting in 2016, while Brazil, Norway, Singapore, and Indonesia have banned them entirely."

http://www.medpagetoday.com/Pulmonology/Smoking/46697

[trebli]

From the article:

"The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is spending $270 million on these and 45 other research projects to determine the risks of e-cigarettes before millions more Americans become hooked on the devices.

The Yale team, for instance, will study whether menthol and flavors such as chocolate and cherry increase the appeal of e-cigarettes, especially to 16-to-18-year-old smokers or "dual users" who both smoke and vape. If that turns out to be the case, the FDA would have scientific support for regulating.

Another crucial question researchers are trying to answer is whether e-cigarettes will be used mostly by nicotine newbies, including adolescents; by ex-smokers craving a nicotine hit without the carcinogens of tobacco; or by smokers trying to quit.

"If it turns out that people are tinkering with the electronics to increase the voltage of e-cigarettes, and FDA regulations limit the maximum voltage, that's useful to know," since it may justify a requirement that the devices be tinker-proof, said Balster."

http://www.iol.co.za/scitech/science...uffs-1.1715375

[Andy105]

San Francisco and Tokyo probably have more deaths per year from Auto-Erotic Asphyxiation, and they're panicking about nicotine use? They should hand e-cigs out to the homeless, so they can quit bumming smokes from people.

[trebli]

Alarming Spread Of E-Cigarettes Prompts Calls For Regulations (in Japan)

"The Law on Prohibition of Smoking by Minors bans those aged under 20 from lighting up. But the National Police Agency said there is no consensus on whether e-cigarettes with nicotine should be legally classified as tobacco products."

http://ajw.asahi.com/article/behind_...AJ201407010023

[trebli]

Congresswoman Proposes E-Cigarette Regulations

"A San Francisco congresswoman unveiled legislation Friday that would regulate electronic cigarettes in the same way as typical tobacco products, accusing the e-cigarette industry of targeting children and teenagers with its marketing.

"With flavors like gummy bear, cotton candy, and chocolate cake, our kids are literally vaping these things up," said U.S. Rep. Jackie Speier, who announced the proposal outside the San Francisco General Hospital emergency room. "With ads using sex and sex appeal, our teens are lusting after these objects."

"Poisonings and burnings by e-cigarettes have increased, said Dr. Neal Benowitz, associate medical director of the San Francisco Division of the California Poison Control System, which is based at San Francisco General.

"We have seen a significant jump from two to three cases of e-cigarette-related poisoning per month in 2012 to 12 cases in 2014," he said.

Dr. Tomas Aragon of the San Francisco Department of Public Health said regulating e-cigarettes like regular tobacco products is a common-sense move to "prevent increased recruitment of our youth into a life of nicotine addiction."

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/s...130677&ft=1&f=

[trebli]

The Public Thinks E-Cigarettes Are Harmless



"The Public Thinks E-Cigarettes Are Harmless, But They Aren't': Leading Health Experts Call For More Safety Checks On The Devices"

"The WHO is assessing its position on e-cigarettes, and has indicated it is leaning toward restrictions like those on all nicotine-containing products, including banning advertising and flavours.

The call comes as new research showed that almost 30 million people around Europe have tried the battery operated nicotine products."

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/ar...devicesxx.html

[trebli]

World Health Organization's War on e-Cigarettes



World Health Organization's War on e-Cigarettes May Lead to Fewer Smokers Quitting

"The reasons for the WHO’s insistence are opaque. Many anti-smokers are against the “renormalisation” of the sight of smoking. Some cynics point to the hands of the pharmaceutical industry, referred to disparagingly as “Big Pharma."

"Dr. Michael Siegel, Professor of Community Health, pointed out eighteen months ago that “Anti-Smoking groups that oppose electronic cigarettes received an additional $1.4 Million from Big Pharma, beyond the $2.8 Million revealed earlier; groups repeatedly failed to disclose this Conflict of Interest.”

If the WHO does not yield, it will only mean fewer smokers quitting tobacco – the complete opposite of what they are trying to achieve."

http://www.breitbart.com/Breitbart-L...s-aim-at-ecigs

[alopezg1]

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[alopezg1]

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Good news and bad news I suppose. The fact that scientists from 15 different countries are standing up and giving e-cigs backing is a huge step I think
the fact that a an institution like the WHO doesn't know it's tit from its elbow is, unfortunately, no news at all

Top Secret Document Shows Who Plans To Classify E-Cigarettes The Same As Regular Cigarettes

"LONDON: A leaked confidential document has confirmed that the World Health Organization is planning to classify e-cigarettes the same as regular cigarettes."

"The document confirms that WHO considers e-cigarettes a "threat" to public health and intends to sideline their use as an accessible alternative to regular tobacco and cigarettes. "

But scientists from 15 countries have said "If the WHO gets its way and extinguishes e-cigarettes, it will not only have passed up what is clearly one of the biggest public health innovations of the last three decades that could potentially save millions of lives, but it will have abrogated its own responsibility under its own charter to empower consumers to take control of their own health, something which they are already doing themselves in the millions.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/h....cms?prtpage=1[/QUOTE]

[trebli]

Top Secret Document Shows WHO



Top Secret Document Shows Who Plans To Classify E-Cigarettes The Same As Regular Cigarettes

"LONDON: A leaked confidential document has confirmed that the World Health Organization is planning to classify e-cigarettes the same as regular cigarettes."

"The document confirms that WHO considers e-cigarettes a "threat" to public health and intends to sideline their use as an accessible alternative to regular tobacco and cigarettes. "

But scientists from 15 countries have said "If the WHO gets its way and extinguishes e-cigarettes, it will not only have passed up what is clearly one of the biggest public health innovations of the last three decades that could potentially save millions of lives, but it will have abrogated its own responsibility under its own charter to empower consumers to take control of their own health, something which they are already doing themselves in the millions.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/h....cms?prtpage=1

[spinyeel]

Governments thrive on taxing anything that becomes too popular.
If we all stopped smoking,drinking and driving cars,they would all go broke in a week.
Parasites!

[Burnsey]

So that they can give $20 million to Spotted Tree Frog Masturbation Research, and then act like they are our saviors.
We desperately need term limits, or voter education requirements

Oh yes.......