Posted on 03/26/2009 10:20:19 AM PDT by bluecollarman
New Jersey Sen. Frank R. Lautenberg has written the FDA trying to ban Ecigarette Sales.
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Lautenberg? Isn’t he the guy who has spent his entire political career one step ahead of a Grand Jury?
March 23, 2009
The Honorable Frank M. Torti
Acting Commissioner
Food and Drug Administration
10903 New Hampshire Avenue
Silver Spring, MD 20903
Dear Acting Commissioner Torti:
I am writing to request that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) take immediate enforcement action against manufacturers of “electronic cigarettes” and take these products off the market until they are proven safe. In numerous media reports, the FDA has indicated that these products are considered drug-device combinations under the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, and therefore require prior approval by the FDA before being sold in the United States. However, e-cigarettes are currently being sold in mall kiosks across the country and on the Internet.
Electronic cigarettes are being marketed as alternatives to cigarettes and other tobacco products. They are usually battery-powered devices that use a vapor to deliver nicotine to the smoker. When the smoker inhales through the device, air flow is detected by a sensor, which activates a heating element that vaporizes a nicotine solution stored in the mouthpiece. This vapor may also be flavored and provide a physical sensation similar to that of inhaling tobacco smoke.
Manufacturers and retailers of these products claim that e-cigarettes are safe, and even that these products can help smokers quit traditional cigarettes. However, there have been no clinical studies to prove these products are effective at helping smokers quit, nor have any studies verified the safety of these products or their long-term health effects. The World Health Organization (WHO), in a release dated September 19, 2008, stated that, “WHO has no scientific evidence to confirm the product’s safety and efficacy.”
For these reasons, I believe the FDA must take immediate action to take these products off the market. Thank you for your consideration of this request, and I look forward to hearing from you.
Sincerely,
Sen. Frank R. Lautenberg (D-NJ)
Yes same one.
lol... now that’s funny.
Dude you can get them from me cheaper...hold on china is shipping as we speak. ;)
Seriously though. I would not say they would keep you from smoking. Only keep you from smoking tobacco. I still find them addictive as all get out.
ROTFLOL.
Democrat from New Jersey...’nuff said.
Yeah...The New Jersey Mob cant skim off the E-sales.....
How about E Coli?
Wrong Jersey Pol, you're thinking of Torricelli. Lautenberg spends his time trying to stay one step ahead of the Grim Reaper, he's like 90+ and was brought in as an illegal last minute replacement when it was clear Torricelli was going to lose.
Lautenberg is the stiff the Dems pulled from retirement (illegally past the deadline) when “Torch” Torricelli was circling the drain. He’s one of a long series of embarrassments to us Jersians.
You’re right, I did confuse the two. But then again, the words “corrupt” and “New Jersey Democrat” just seem to go together like peas and carrots.
I initially thought eCig’s were just ordering real smokes on-line - mainly due to a story yesterday on the huge blackmarket for smokes now due to the high taxes.
I never heard of them before and when I saw the cost - wow.
The cost is less than regular Cigs.
I saw site for 150.00 for the unit and recharger then you pay for the smokes at 5.00 for 30.
“How about E Coli?”
What about it?
You can find them way cheaper. You can also refill your own. After the initial purchase it cost around .35 to 1.00 equivalent to a pack of Cigarettes. Depending whether you refill your own or buy the cartridges.
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