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The Real Impact of FDA Smear Campaign

Post by Mac on ECF :
So here’s the deal, up until the FDA’s news blast we were a growing company 2 kiosks 7 employees and growing, growing, growing. The sky seemed to be the limit. Fast forward 6 weeks. sales down 40% one kiosk closing. I now have to lay off 2 employees both of [...]

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ASH Refuses to Debate E-Cigarette Issues

Recently E Cigarette Direct challenged ASH to directly answer the issues surrounding the electronic cigarettes.
The challenge was made after ASH criticised E Cigarette Direct for asking the Peninsula to retract a story about the electronic cigarette.
More after the break

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E-Cigarettes Gain Popularity Despite Special Interest Attempts To Quell Interest

A few weeks ago, the FDA put out information that at first glance looked like the e cigarette was a danger to the public because of the diethylene glycol that was found in one of 18 cartridges tested.
The scare did not last long as thousands started researching the chemicals found in the test results to [...]

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E-Cigarette Supporters Grow Angry Over FDA Attempt at Prohibition

As trust in the government fades fast in the United States, they may be on the verge of another critical mistake: outlawing electronic cigarettes and giving smokers only two options: quit or die.

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When Smoke Clears, E-Cigarette Foes Hazardous to Health

Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal recently announced plans to seek a ban on the sale of electronic cigarettes in the state. This ill-advised decision follows a federal Food and Drug Administration report that put a scare into electronic cigarette users across the country, telling them that these battery-powered devices — which deliver nicotine without burning [...]

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Dubai Customs Blocks E-Cigarette Consignment

DUBAI— A shipment of e-cigarettes, which arrived at the Dubai International Airport last week, was blocked by Dubai Customs following a ban enforced by the Ministry of Health.

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FDA Releases E-Cig Feature – Comments

The FDA released their video with the tag “FDA examining safety of new electronic cigarette devices.” here are some comments they have received so far :
damulta : You believe to be propylene glycol? Is that a joke? That is well known to be in E-Liquid…
Why is it that the only reports back have only been [...]

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Is The FDA Blowing Smoke On E Cigarettes, Or Is Their Fight Dissipating Like Vapor?

As the FDA put out a news release concerning its stance on electronic cigarette products a few weeks ago, the administration only tested two different brands. What many e-cigarette users say is important about these brands is that they are made by the two manufacturers currently suing the FDA in federal court, Smoking Everywhere and Njoy.
“In [...]

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Lawyers Ask Judge to Lift Ban on Electronic Cigarettes

Lawyers for electronic cigarette distributors told a federal judge today that their clients do not market their products as a way to quit smoking, and that the Food and Drug Administration was acting like “a dog chasing its own tail” as it tried to explain why it was barring shipments of the devices into the [...]

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Is Tobacco Safer Than E-Cigarettes?

Shortly after the FDA press release “Public Health Experts Warn About Electronic Cigarettes,” an electronic cigarette user walked into a cigar shop. “Hey man, you’ve got to stop using that thing,” said the clerk. “The FDA says electronic cigarettes cause cancer.”
So what is an electronic cigarette? Does it really cause cancer? What did the FDA [...]