Comments on: An alternative to FDA regulation of tobacco??

By: Shu

Shu — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 15:28:44 +0000

Oh also a note about the so called fire safe cigarettes. Only non smokers could have devised such a thing as these smokes are more dangerous for potential fires than they were before and i have the burn holes to prove it. They said it’s to save lives. Around 850 people die every year from cig related fires, that’s it. Compared to other things this is a dismal number. The REAL reason they made FSC is because of insurance companies lobbyists. The insurance companies lost hundreds of millions of dollars in those fires and that’s the ONLY reason why we have FSC now. I buy my smokes now from an Indian Reservation in NY which are 100% tobacco and they are not FSC.

By: Shu

Shu — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 15:21:39 +0000

If someone really wants to regulate cigs how about they make ALL cigarettes 100% tobacco with NO additives at ALL.

By: Copenhagen Charlie

Copenhagen Charlie — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 19:44:06 +0000

Good old PM – Need to just call them the lion in sheep’s clothing – I’m being nice! It’s always been about share!

By: OTP Kid

OTP Kid — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 19:09:40 +0000

Waxman is on the same side as Philip Morris for different reasons. Waxman wants to control tobacco via onerous FDA regulations, and PM wants to control market share due to onerous FDA regulation. Imperial Tobacco Canada made the same move in the early 90′s with the same goal in mind when they supported advertising and marketing restrictions, which were struck down 5 years later by the Supreme Court of Canada. PM knows smaller companies cannot meet the criteria that will be required by the FDA; additionally, this is the same reason PM will thwart the e-cigarette concept through the FDA.

By: TAZ

TAZ — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 16:52:16 +0000

House Approves FDA Tobacco Bill

Under the bill, the FDA would have the power to block or approve new products, regulate products’ ingredients and restrict advertising and marketing.

WASHINGTON — In a 298-112 vote, the House passed the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act, a bill that would give the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authority to regulate the tobacco industry, according to an Associated Press report.

Under the bill, the FDA would have the power to block or approve new products, regulate products’ ingredients and restrict advertising and marketing, as well as require larger warnings on packages. It would also require the FDA to set up a new Center for Tobacco Products, and its operations would be financed with up to $712 million annually in fees paid by the tobacco industry, based on market share, according to published reports.

The Senate could take up its version of the bill later this month. Supporters are confident they can get Senate passage and President Barack Obama’s signature on the bill, the AP reported.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 18:13:39 +0000

Why would Waxman be on the same side as Philip Morris? Does this mean that Philip Morris is not interested in developing a safer cigarette? The reason I ask is that it is clear that Waxman’s bill ignores the main premise (a safer cigarette) of why tobacco would need to be regulated in the first place. Something stinks around here…..and the public (especially smokers) is in the dark as usual.

By: OTP Kid

OTP Kid — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 17:30:42 +0000

The general public needs to know that Waxman supports the same piece of legislation as Philip Morris, that will kill this bill for sure.

By: jredheadgirl

jredheadgirl — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 03:19:28 +0000

Taz,

One more thing…. Do you have a link? Thanks!

By: jredheadgirl

jredheadgirl — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 03:16:12 +0000

Taz,

Great find! Good for Dr. Whelan! She sounds like someone with personal and scientific integrity….oh, and someone with a conscience:-)

By: TAZ

TAZ — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 16:00:00 +0000

Found this news article on the TMA site:

In a letter to US Reps. Steve Buyer (R-Indiana) and Mike McIntyre (D-North Carolina), Dr. Elizabeth M. Whelan, president of the American Council on Science and Health, commended the lawmakers for their work on HR 1261 or The Youth Prevention and Tobacco Harm Reduction Act, which would establish a new Tobacco Harm Reduction Center within the US Department of Health and Human Services to regulate tobacco products, saying their bill is a “tougher, science-based alternative” to US Rep. Henry Waxman’s (D-California) HR 1256, which, Dr. Whalen said, fails to promote harm reduction strategies, leaving the country’s over 40 million smokers with “the same old “quit or die” pair of options.” (American Council on Science and Health 03/12)