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I got this email yesterday:
Dear Phil,
Thank you for contacting me to express your support for the FDA Deeming Authority Clarification Act, legislation introduced in the House of Representatives to loosen tobacco regulations proposed by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
As you know, earlier this year, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released a proposed deeming rule that would make e-cigarettes and other tobacco products subject to Tobacco Control Act regulations. There are a lot of things the e-cigarette makers won't tell us, including how much nicotine or other chemicals are in their products. But we do know that e-cigarettes are being marketed aggressively by tobacco companies, including marketing them directly to children, resulting in a troubling rise in e-cigarette use among teenagers. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently found that 10 percent of middle and high school students – or 1.78 million children – used e-cigarettes in 2012, double the e-cigarette use among this age group in 2011. This is especially troubling given that nicotine, whether delivered through a traditional cigarette or an e-cigarette, is highly addictive, and we don't know the long term health effects of e-cigarettes on users and people around users.
I support the FDA's proposed rule that would require e-cigarettes and other tobacco products to comply with certain regulations, including a ban on sales to minors, a requirement to disclose all ingredients, and a requirement to display a health warning on product packages and advertisements. Because it is important that all applicable products are covered by this regulation in order to create a fair and transparent market, I do not support efforts like the FDA Deeming Authority Clarification Act to change the "grandfather date" and exempt more products from Tobacco Control Act regulations.
Although we disagree about this issue, I appreciate your contacting me to share your views and hope that you will reach out to me again in the future about issues of importance to you or if my office can be of assistance.
Sincerely,
Elizabeth Warren
United States Senator
Washington, DC
317 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
Phone: 202-224-4543
Boston, MA
2400 JFK Federal Building
15 New Sudbury Street
Boston, MA 02203
Phone: 617-565-3170
Springfield, MA
1550 Main Street
Suite 406
Springfield, MA 01103
Phone: 413-788-2690
Thank you for contacting me to express your support for the FDA Deeming Authority Clarification Act, legislation introduced in the House of Representatives to loosen tobacco regulations proposed by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
As you know, earlier this year, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released a proposed deeming rule that would make e-cigarettes and other tobacco products subject to Tobacco Control Act regulations. There are a lot of things the e-cigarette makers won't tell us, including how much nicotine or other chemicals are in their products. But we do know that e-cigarettes are being marketed aggressively by tobacco companies, including marketing them directly to children, resulting in a troubling rise in e-cigarette use among teenagers. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently found that 10 percent of middle and high school students – or 1.78 million children – used e-cigarettes in 2012, double the e-cigarette use among this age group in 2011. This is especially troubling given that nicotine, whether delivered through a traditional cigarette or an e-cigarette, is highly addictive, and we don't know the long term health effects of e-cigarettes on users and people around users.
I support the FDA's proposed rule that would require e-cigarettes and other tobacco products to comply with certain regulations, including a ban on sales to minors, a requirement to disclose all ingredients, and a requirement to display a health warning on product packages and advertisements. Because it is important that all applicable products are covered by this regulation in order to create a fair and transparent market, I do not support efforts like the FDA Deeming Authority Clarification Act to change the "grandfather date" and exempt more products from Tobacco Control Act regulations.
Although we disagree about this issue, I appreciate your contacting me to share your views and hope that you will reach out to me again in the future about issues of importance to you or if my office can be of assistance.
Sincerely,
Elizabeth Warren
United States Senator
Washington, DC
317 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
Phone: 202-224-4543
Boston, MA
2400 JFK Federal Building
15 New Sudbury Street
Boston, MA 02203
Phone: 617-565-3170
Springfield, MA
1550 Main Street
Suite 406
Springfield, MA 01103
Phone: 413-788-2690
