Jim McDonald
Smokers created vaping without any help from the tobacco industry or anti-smoking crusaders, and vapers have the right to keep innovating to help themselves. My goal is to provide clear, honest information about the challenges vaping faces from lawmakers, regulators, and brokers of disinformation. I recently joined the CASAA board, but my opinions aren’t necessarily CASAA’s, and vice versa. You can find me on Twitter @whycherrywhy
The FDA has issued its final Premarket Tobacco Application rule---four months after the deadline for manufacturers to submit applications.
The Kansas, Maryland, and North Dakota legislatures are considering bills that would restrict or tax vaping products.
The FDA has issued the first warning letters to small e-liquid manufacturers selling products without first submitting a PMTA.
The Netherlands wants to ban flavored vaping products. Consumers have until Feb. 2 to comment on the public consultation.
President -Elect Joe Biden has chosen FDA Center for Drug Evaluation and Research Director Janet Woodcock as Acting FDA Commissioner.
The Consumer Product Safety Commission has issued a warning against using loose 18650 batteries, but the risks were already known to vapers.
Vietnam will ban sales and importation of e-cigarettes and related products, claiming they are no safer than combustible tobacco.
Chinese vaping industry leader RLX Technology, known for its RELX brand, will trade on the New York Stock Exchange after an initial public offering.
A Mississippi vape shop has petitioned the Supreme Court to hear its challenge to the FDA, based on the doctrine of nondelegation.
After announcing a $14,060 fee for businesses that made hand sanitizer during the coronavirus pandemic, the FDA has been forced to back down.
