In a move that gave the vaping industry a momentary sigh of relief, Scott Gottlieb, the commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) who made the fight against teen vaping a cornerstone of his role, submitted a surprising resignation after nearly two years on the job.Though he is remaining on until a suitable replacement [...]
Kratom has gained a lot of buzz during the past few years. Some of the publicity has been positive, but much has been negative. The conflicting reports make it very difficult for consumers. They’re hearing so much information that it is making their head spin. It has even been said that some people have decided [...]
Commissioner Scott Gottlieb of the U.S. Food & Drug Administration released a statement September 9th which is of particular concern to the vape industry.To read the entire statement, please click here. The Statement from Gottlieb Gottlieb said, to start, "Our comprehensive tobacco plan to combat the ill effects of smoking was founded on a central animating principle. [...]
JUUL Labs and the FDA Sometimes, it DOESN’T pay to be number one. At least that’s what the executives at JUUL Labs are probably thinking right now. Because the company behind the most commonly recognized vape device around just got raided by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA). And this wasn’t a friendly visit. Though the [...]
An industry coalition of vape companies has announced the launch of a grassroots cause campaign titled #Fight4Flavor, which aims to encourage adult vapers to share their personal, thoughtful and compelling comments on how e-liquid flavors products have helped them transition from smoking. The campaign was created in response to a Food and Drug Administration (FDA) inquiry [...]
E-Cigarettes vs Fake News: A Battle of Fact vs Fiction In recent years, we’ve seen the strange and alarming rise of fake news. If you weren’t sure what it is already, fake news is content which has been “written and published with the intent to mislead in order to gain”. It often uses exaggerated, sensationalist or [...]
Lowering Nicotine in Cigarettes Will Encourage Vaping The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is moving ahead with plans to slash the amount of "addiction level" nicotine in cigarettes in a bid to get people to stop smoking. It could mean a big boost for vaping, as the reduced nicotine level of cigarettes can be matched by [...]
These days the vaping industry is generating billions of dollars annually. The tech behind modern vaping is quite robust and quickly evolving as new companies seem to pop up overnight. However, is vaping a current trend or is there some history of the activity. Vaping as a concept can trace back to the ancient Babylonians, Egyptians, [...]
A very lively debate about the E-Cigarette rages across America today. Since the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) stated its intent towards the regulation of electronic cigarettes in May of 2016, opposition has raised its head at almost every corner. The FDA’s reasoning behind the move is that electronic cigarettes are considered harmful, and therefore require [...]
"Vaping under 21? Not on my watch!" - On March 30th, Washington’s House Finance Committee voted to raise the state’s smoking age to 21. The legislation also includes e-cigarettes under the term “tobacco products”. In most US states, e-cig buyers have to be over 18. The exception is Hawaii, where the minimum age for vapers — [...]
In recent years, the regulation of the electronic cigarettes industry has significantly increased, be it via the Food & Drug Administration in America, or European Parliament overseas. Neither example has been able to create regulations that have been embraced by vape stores, or by vapers. In fact, both organisations have received criticism. It appears to some [...]
FDA CLOSE-HOLD EMBARGO on Deeming Regulations Is the FDA Hiding Information Again? Greetings and salutations my friends, before I get into the subject of the FDA and their Close-Hold Embargo on scientific data (Read This) on vaping, it has been a shitty month to be sure. Again I must apologize for my lack of an article over the [...]
Robert Jack's Azure Vaping to Close Despite all the science that proves that vaping is 95% safer than smoking, despite all the attempts to make the FDA see reason, despite all the tons of ink and electrons spent to write about the safety of vaping and the need for ‘light-touch’ regulations, despite all the efforts of [...]
Can TFN in eJuice Make a Difference? TFN – Tobacco Free Nicotine The use a TFN (tobacco free nicotine) in ejuice was only a matter of time, most likely arriving sooner rather than later because of ill-informed deeming regulations slapped on virtually all vaping products by the FDA. (FDA Deeming Regulations), TFN’s are nicotine that is not [...]
What Vape Retailers Need to Know Products with Zero Nicotine. You might ask yourself, how does e-juice with zero-nic (zero nicotine) be considered as a tobacco product that should be regulated by the FDA deeming regulations? Well, that question was asked of the FDA. You won’t believe their answer, or maybe you would. Here is the answer from [...]
What Vape Retailers Need to Know – THE PROCESS This PMTA business is long... and to be honest, bureaucratic nonsense. PMTA The PMTA (Premarket Tobacco Application), is now required for all ENDS and e-juices not on the market before February 2007. Keep in mind there was no e-juice, tanks, or batteries over 180mAh before 2007. Substantial Equivalence A substantially equivalent [...]