FDA Says It's going to Regulate E-Cigarettes As Tobacco Goods

On April 25th, 2011 in a press release posted on the FDA's internet site, the FDA finally acknowledged what the courts told them on many occasions; the electronic cigarette isn't a medical device or new drug, but rather a tobacco item. In the press release they are clear that absent any therapeutic claims such as the capacity to help smokers quit smoking, the e-cigarette is indeed a tobacco item. What is not clear is what regulations might be imposed.

Lots of e-cigarette advocates hail this news as a win for the electronic cigarette as well as for proponents of the decreased harm philosophy. And despite the fact that we agree this was a vital step towards the finish objective, the question nonetheless remains of how specifically the FDA will treat the e-cigarette. Too quite a few regulations with high industry entry expenses may possibly stifle the market and give the benefit to traditional tobacco cigarettes. Not sufficient regulations could mean a negative perception of the technologies in common.

What's significant isn't that the FDA realizes that it didn't have a selection in the categorization of the smokeless cigarette, but rather what it does next. The courts had already decided the relative category of the item. What the courts didn't say (and won't) is what regulations will likely be in play.

We hope the FDA takes a thoroughly scientific approach to e-cigarette regulation. With politics and lobbying left behind, the e-cigarette must be able to compete fairly out there with tobacco cigarettes?-..which as we have mention just before kills extra people every year than AIDS, cocaine, heroin, alcohol, vehicular accidents, homicide and suicide combined. We also hope that the FDA does not swash an otherwise thriving little American market. Yes, a lot of the components and e-liquid is created overseas (even though our most well-liked e-liquid is made inside the USA and our kits are assembled inside the USA) but the suppliers are little American organizations that make use of several other American companies in support of their organization. And with such a new technology item, the continuation of development and product innovation will only be achievable by way of fair and open industry competition.

So we appreciate the FDA acknowledging what the courts have told them and are hopeful that their regulation is what's greatest for public health and also the entire e-cigarette business.

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