Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi sent a letter to the White House urging officials to quickly review and approve a proposal to remove flavored e-cigarettes from the market.HHS submitted its proposal to the White House late Friday. The review process could take weeks.
Some regulatory experts were stunned to see the proposal go to OIRA because it's incredibly rare for this type of policy and the review process could take weeks. In a letter to acting administrator of OIRA, Paul Ray, Krishnamoorthi urged the office to finalize its review of the policy within 10 days, or by next Friday.
HHS Secretary Alex Azar and acting FDA Commissioner Alex Azar in September pledged to remove mint and menthol from the market as part of its sweep of teen-appealing flavors. They cited data from an annual federal survey that showed mint and menthol was the second-most popular e-cigarette flavor behind fruit.
More than 50 health groups on Tuesday sent letters to Azar and First Lady Melania Trump urging the administration to stick with its original plan to include mint and menthol in its final rule as the Trump administration reportedly reconsiders banning those flavors. House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, D-N.J., on Wednesday sent President Trump a letter requesting the administration ensure the final policy includes mint and menthol.
Cigarettes have caused more than 400,000 deaths per year in the United States. A less harmful alternative, vaping, has killed less than 100 people. Let's ban vaping.
We could begin by investing what they are Smoking. Oh, I forgot, that would require investigative reporting.
I'm a senior citizen who, thanks to vaping, no longer smoke cigs. I like flavors. Don't take flavored vapes away from adults. I vape; I vote.