The FDA Proposes Rules To Ban Menthol In Cigarettes, And More!

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According to the FDA news release:

"Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is announcing proposed product standards to prohibit menthol as a characterizing flavor in cigarettes and prohibit all characterizing flavors (other than tobacco) in  cigars. These actions have the potential to significantly reduce disease and death from combusted tobacco product use, the leading cause of preventable death in the U.S., by reducing youth experimentation and addiction, and increasing the number of smokers that quit." 

Read the full FDA news release: FDA Proposes Rules Prohibiting Menthol Cigarettes and Flavored Cigars to Prevent Youth Initiation, Significantly Reduce Tobacco-Related Disease and Death - FDA.gov

Retail Sales of Tobacco Products - FDA.gov

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Read the full article:  Retail Sales of Tobacco Products - FDA.gov

"Note:
On December 20, 2019, the President signed legislation to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, and raise the federal minimum age of sale of tobacco products from 18 to 21 years. It is now illegal for a retailer to sell any tobacco product – including cigarettes, cigars and e-cigarettes – to anyone under 21. FDA will provide additional details on this issue as they become available."

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Thinking of quitting smoking? Mondays may be your day : USA Today

Thinking of quitting smoking? Mondays may be your day - USA Today:

"There's no such thing as a bad day to stop smoking, but a new study shows Monday is a particularly popular day to think about it – or at least Google it.

Google searches for terms such as "quit smoking help" make up a higher proportion of all searches on Mondays than on any other day . . . "

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FDA Quit Smoking Resources and the Great American Smokeout

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Celebrate the Great American Smokeout by checking out FDA Resources for quitting tobacco use, and more.

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Tobacco Will Kill Millions Next Year

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This is a really sobering statistic, as reported in this MSNBC news article, Tobacco to kill 6 million next year, report says - 1 in 10 deaths globally is due to tobacco use, American Cancer Society says. The news article highlights key findings. I was particularly drawn to the interactive report found on the web, The Tobacco Atlas. Previous Posts:

• FDA Wants Your Input On Tobacco Regulation
• Smoking Is Too Expensive - It is time to quit
• e-Cigarettes In The News (video)

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FDA Warns Of E-Cigarette Risk

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The FDA Warns of Health Risks Posed by E-Cigarettes. Also known as "e-cigarettes," electronic cigarettes are battery-operated devices designed to look like and to be used in the same manner as conventional cigarettes. Sold online and in many shopping malls, the devices generally contain cartridges filled with nicotine, flavor, and other chemicals. They turn nicotine, which is highly addictive, and other chemicals into a vapor that is inhaled by the user. “The FDA is concerned about the safety of these products and how they are marketed to the public,” says Margaret A. Hamburg, M.D., commissioner of food and drugs. In the FDA Consumer Update - FDA Warns of Health Risks Posed by E-Cigarettes (pdf), they state that they're concerned about:

• e-cigarettes can increase nicotine addiction among young people and may lead kids to try other tobacco products, including conventional cigarettes, which are known to cause disease and lead to premature death
• the products may contain ingredients that are known to be toxic to humans
• because clinical studies about the safety and efficacy of these products for their intended use have not been submitted to FDA, consumers currently have no way of knowing: 1) whether e-cigarettes are safe for their intended use, or 2) about what types or concentrations of potentially harmful chemicals, or what dose of nicotine they are inhaling when they use these products

For folks in the regulated industries, you'll be interested to know that the FDA has been examining and detaining shipments of e-cigarettes at the border and the products it has examined thus far meet the definition of a combination drug-device product under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.

More FDA Information About E-Cigarettes

Previous Posts: Smoking Is Too Expensive - It is time to quit e-Cigarettes In The News (video) Fire Safe Cigarettes Are A Good Thing

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FDA Wants Your Input On Tobacco Regulation

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Updated March 2, 2020

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Tobacco Products - Rules, Regulations, and Guidance (on FDA.gov)

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that it is seeking public input on the implementation of its historic new authority overseeing tobacco products in the United States. If you feel strongly about tobacco as I do, I hope you'll submit some feedback to the FDA.

More References:
The Federal Register Notice
FDA and Tobacco Regulation

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NPR On FDA Tobacco Oversight (audio)
Smoking Is Too Expensive - It is time to quit
e-Cigarettes In The News (video)
Fire Safe Cigarettes Are A Good Thing
3rd Hand Tobacco Smoke - A Danger To Your Loved Ones

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e-Cigarettes In The News (video)

Updated August 3, 2024

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I first heard about e-Cigarettes just a few weeks ago. It's fair to say that I'm a bit fascinated by them. As a non-smoker, I can see the obvious potential benefits to me. If you've never heard of them before, read this Fox News article: Chinese E-Cigs Rapidly Gaining Ground Amid Health Concerns. Do you think e-cigarettes are a good idea? 

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Fire Safe Cigarettes Are A Good Thing

I've not heard about fire-safe cigarettes until now, after reading this MSNBC News article, Smokers burned up over ‘fire-safe cigarettes’ - Self-extinguishing smokes sweep the country, but many say they taste bad. As a non-smoker, I think they're a good idea. Living in a parched, drought-stricken location, I see far too many lit cigarettes tossed on the ground, posing a potential fire danger. I can also see the benefit to those choosing to smoke in bed, or prone to falling asleep while smoking. I can see why it'll be hard for remaining states to resist the tide to enact fire-safe cigarette laws. Additional Resources: Coalition for Fire-Safe Cigarettes Petition to repeal fire-safe cigarette laws 

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3rd Hand Tobacco Smoke - A Danger To Your Loved Ones

Tobacco smoke contamination lingers even after a cigarette is extinguished – a phenomenon defined as "third-hand" smoke, reports this Science Daily article, Third-hand Smoke: Another Reason To Quit Smoking. It's important to pay attention to this because 3rd hand smoke contains a toxic brew of gases and particles clinging to smokers’ hair and clothing, not to mention cushions and carpeting, that lingers long after smoke has cleared from a room. The residue includes heavy metals, carcinogens and even radioactive materials that young children can get on their hands and ingest, especially if they’re crawling or playing on the floor.

I'm wondering if we'll see any more legislative momentum to put cigarettes and tobacco under the purview of the FDA in 2009. What do you think?

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Menthol in Cigarettes - Cig makers might've played you! (video)

View the MSNBC video above or read this NY Times article, "Study Finds Manipulation of Menthol Levels." If you smoke, or you've started to, you might be getting manipulated. More specifically, a just published study from Harvard states that cigarette manufacturers might be, "manipulating sensory elements of cigarettes to promote initiation and dependence." If you need help to stop smoking (smoking cessation), here's a good place to start, Smoking and Tobacco Use -How To Quit (on the CDC website). 

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