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FDA Deeming Regulations - Innokin Call to Action
Welcome to the Innokin VapeLetter!
We are writing to you today to ask for your support in the current ‘FDA – Deeming Regulations’ decision making process which is currently happening in America; the FDA is going to decide on the future of vaping and then strongly enforce their decision.
As you may know the FDA are collecting public comments from manufacturers, vendors and end-users so that they better understand all aspects of Advanced Personal Vaporizers and electronic cigarettes and can make an informed decision about the future of vaping in America. The comment period will end on August 8th, 2014 after which the FDA will consider comments, discuss and meet and then reach a decision about regulations.
As you may know the FDA recently published its proposed “Deeming Regulations” which proposes to regulate e-cigarettes and personal vaporizers as regulated tobacco products under the Tobacco Control Act in the United States. The FDA is saying that vaporizers are tobacco products which function in the same way and with potentially the same amount of harm as traditional cigarettes and tobacco products. If the FDA applies the same rules to our products as it does to tobacco products like cigarettes, this will destroy our vaping industry in America and have a huge negative effect on vaping around the world!
If the FDA decides to regulate vaporizers the same way as cigarettes & tobacco products it will become practically impossible for vaporizer companies to comply with the many burdensome requirements that currently apply to harmful tobacco products. FDA premarket authorization requirements alone will be extremely expensive and it will become difficult for vaporizer products to remain and develop on the U.S. market long term.
We hope that vapers like yourself support the continued development of vaporizer technology and we all hope for responsible regulations that promote safety and health for the betterment of society.
To have your voice heard you must submit your comment. Your comment will make a difference. If you are a vendor please submit a comment on behalf of your business and then share this important information with your customers through social media and at your stores.
For possible content suggestions and guidelines please refer to the sections below./p>
The Comments must be submitted at: http://www.regulations.gov/index.jsp#!documentDetail;D=FDA-2014-N-0189-20870
If you have any questions please contact us through the http://www.sevia.org website.
Thank you for being a part of this historic event and we are looking forward to the future of vaping together.
Comment Guidelines
It is very easy to submit a comment however it is also very important that the comment be prepared properly for maximum effect. The FDA are scientists and engineers and comments that are well organized, clear and have facts and good information supporting them will be more important to them when they make their decision.
When preparing your comments you should remember three very important factors:
For more information about these deeming regulations please visit CASAA at:http://casaa.org/deeming_regulations.html
Also please learn more about CASAA and if you are interested please join and support them!
Suggestions for Vendors
If you are a vendor you can discuss in your comments how the regulations will make it too costly for you to remain in business (in addition to how the product have changed their lives for the better by getting them away from smoking). You can talk about the economic stimulus you provide to your community through jobs and through the third party services you use when running your business. If you provide training and support for you staff this could also be mentioned as community development as well.
You should also talk about how you only market your products responsibly to adults and fully comply with, and enforce, all smoking age restrictions.
Please also submit your comment as an end-user as well.
If you are interested and feel it would be useful please forward these guidelines onto your customers.
Suggestions & Guidelines for Vapers
You could answer the following questions or write however you feel would be most effective in convincing the FDA that vaping is important and has helped you.
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FDA Deeming Regulations - Innokin Call to Action
Welcome to the Innokin VapeLetter!
We are writing to you today to ask for your support in the current ‘FDA – Deeming Regulations’ decision making process which is currently happening in America; the FDA is going to decide on the future of vaping and then strongly enforce their decision.
As you may know the FDA are collecting public comments from manufacturers, vendors and end-users so that they better understand all aspects of Advanced Personal Vaporizers and electronic cigarettes and can make an informed decision about the future of vaping in America. The comment period will end on August 8th, 2014 after which the FDA will consider comments, discuss and meet and then reach a decision about regulations.
As you may know the FDA recently published its proposed “Deeming Regulations” which proposes to regulate e-cigarettes and personal vaporizers as regulated tobacco products under the Tobacco Control Act in the United States. The FDA is saying that vaporizers are tobacco products which function in the same way and with potentially the same amount of harm as traditional cigarettes and tobacco products. If the FDA applies the same rules to our products as it does to tobacco products like cigarettes, this will destroy our vaping industry in America and have a huge negative effect on vaping around the world!
If the FDA decides to regulate vaporizers the same way as cigarettes & tobacco products it will become practically impossible for vaporizer companies to comply with the many burdensome requirements that currently apply to harmful tobacco products. FDA premarket authorization requirements alone will be extremely expensive and it will become difficult for vaporizer products to remain and develop on the U.S. market long term.
We hope that vapers like yourself support the continued development of vaporizer technology and we all hope for responsible regulations that promote safety and health for the betterment of society.
To have your voice heard you must submit your comment. Your comment will make a difference. If you are a vendor please submit a comment on behalf of your business and then share this important information with your customers through social media and at your stores.
For possible content suggestions and guidelines please refer to the sections below./p>
The Comments must be submitted at: http://www.regulations.gov/index.jsp#!documentDetail;D=FDA-2014-N-0189-20870
If you have any questions please contact us through the http://www.sevia.org website.
Thank you for being a part of this historic event and we are looking forward to the future of vaping together.
Comment Guidelines
It is very easy to submit a comment however it is also very important that the comment be prepared properly for maximum effect. The FDA are scientists and engineers and comments that are well organized, clear and have facts and good information supporting them will be more important to them when they make their decision.
When preparing your comments you should remember three very important factors:
- The FDA are a scientific association and are looking for quantitative evidence that vaporizers and electronic cigarettes are a) less harmful than cigarettes b) an alternative so smoking which assists users in stopping the fatal habit of smoking.
- The FDA are concerned that young people will begin vaping and then move onto nicotine and then onto smoking cigarettes. They are very concerned about products being sold to minors and being marketed to minors. This is extremely important.
- The lack of regulations and manufacturing standards in vaporizers and eliquids concerns the FDA. The long term effects of vaping are not fully understood and high temperature vaping is also considered a negative part of the vaping community.
For more information about these deeming regulations please visit CASAA at:http://casaa.org/deeming_regulations.html
Also please learn more about CASAA and if you are interested please join and support them!
Suggestions for Vendors
If you are a vendor you can discuss in your comments how the regulations will make it too costly for you to remain in business (in addition to how the product have changed their lives for the better by getting them away from smoking). You can talk about the economic stimulus you provide to your community through jobs and through the third party services you use when running your business. If you provide training and support for you staff this could also be mentioned as community development as well.
You should also talk about how you only market your products responsibly to adults and fully comply with, and enforce, all smoking age restrictions.
Please also submit your comment as an end-user as well.
If you are interested and feel it would be useful please forward these guidelines onto your customers.
Suggestions & Guidelines for Vapers
You could answer the following questions or write however you feel would be most effective in convincing the FDA that vaping is important and has helped you.
- Has vaping helped you? How?
- What are your experiences and opinions about vaporizers and ecigs?
- Have vaporizers improved your health, by helping you transition away from smoking cigarettes?
- Should vaping be allowed and promoted in America in the future or should only cigarettes continue to be sold?
- In your opinion is vaping beneficial?
- Do you have any scientific evidence or studies that help back your opinion?
