On June 21, 2023 Consumer Action for a Strong Economy ran this full page ad in the San Francisco Chronicle urging the public to demand that the FDA “get illicit disposable vapes in kid-enticing flavors from China off American store shelves.” On the webpage linked to this ad, Consumer Action for a Strong Economy (CASE)Continue reading “Who’s behind the expensive campaign to ban Chinese disposable e-cigs?”
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Guardian exposes Big Tobacco’s effort to make it look like the public opposes e-cig regulation in England
Last week, the Guardian published a detailed article, Lobbyists with links to Big Tobacco fund pro-vaping Facebook campaigns: Secretive lobby groups are spreading pro-e-cigarette messages purporting to be grassroots campaigns, detailing how historical tobacco industry allies and third parties have created a network to make it look like there is grass-roots opposition to regulate e-cigarettes.Continue reading “Guardian exposes Big Tobacco’s effort to make it look like the public opposes e-cig regulation in England”
Ecig regulations associated with less use by kids in EU
Governments are increasingly responding to the rapid growth of youth e-cigarette use with policies that restrict use and marketing of e-cigarettes. Hanna Ollila and colleagues’ new paper, “Exclusive and dual use of electronic cigarettes among European youth in 32 countries with different regulatory landscapes” shows, based on 2019 data, that stronger regulation of e-cigarettes isContinue reading “Ecig regulations associated with less use by kids in EU”
Comprehensive bans on sale of flavored tobacco products associated with less use of flavored tobacco without increasing nonflavored tobacco
More and more states and localities are enacting bans or restrictions on the sale of flavored tobacco products. David Timberlake and colleague recently published “Variation in adults’ use of flavored tobacco products by sales restrictions in California jurisdictions” that uses data collected in California in 2019-2020 to show that comprehensive flavor sales bans are associatedContinue reading “Comprehensive bans on sale of flavored tobacco products associated with less use of flavored tobacco without increasing nonflavored tobacco”
India first country to address tobacco promotions in streaming content
India continues to lead in reducing impact of onscreen tobacco use. On May 31, 2023, India’s government closed the loophole for streaming content, making India the first country in the world to issue regulations related to and designed to curb tobacco use in movies and other content that appears on streaming services. The government, legislators,Continue reading “India first country to address tobacco promotions in streaming content”
Watch “E-cigarettes: Harm enhancement and protection of global tobacco interests”
On May 31, 2023, I delivered an invited lecture to the Associação Brasileira de Estudos do Álcool e outras Drogas (Brazilian Association for the Study of Alcohol and Other Drugs) entitled “E-cigarettes: Harm enhancement and protection of global tobacco interests.” As the title indicates it is a comprehensive review of the current state of knowledgeContinue reading “Watch “E-cigarettes: Harm enhancement and protection of global tobacco interests””
First US study linking e-cig use to metabolic syndrome; dual use worse than smoking
The list of diseases associated with e-cigarette use keeps growing. Metabolic syndrome is a cluster of conditions characterized by abdominal obesity, abnormal blood lipids, elevated blood pressure, and elevated blood sugar. Metabolic syndrome increases the risk of cardiovascular disease, kidney disease, and cancer among other outcomes. Earlier research from Korea found an association between e-cigaretteContinue reading “First US study linking e-cig use to metabolic syndrome; dual use worse than smoking”
New paper details how PMI’s Foundation for a Smokefree World manipulates science; the more things change the more they stay the same
In 2017, Philip Morris International created the Foundation for a Smokefree World, which is widely viewed among health advocates, including the World Health Organization, as the latest industry device to slow down progress in tobacco control by claiming to be “part of the solution.” In particular, FSFW claims to its mission is to “to endContinue reading “New paper details how PMI’s Foundation for a Smokefree World manipulates science; the more things change the more they stay the same”
FDA blocks some popular (but illegal) e-cigs at the border
Most e-cigarettes sold in the United States are imported (mostly from China). FDA has allowed these products to be imported and sold despite them lacking FDA authorization. Any and all e-cigarettes sold in the US without premarket authorization are illegal, although FDA has used its “enforcement discretion” to allow many to remain on the market.Continue reading “FDA blocks some popular (but illegal) e-cigs at the border”
Two new reviews summarize how e-cigs adversely affect the cardiovascular system
As with cigarette smoking, e-cigarettes have major adverse effects on the cardiovascular system. And, in contrast to cancer, these changes occur quickly. Two recent papers, Association of Electronic Cigarette Exposure on Cardiovascular Health: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis and Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems and Cardiovascular/Cardiometabolic Health, provide comprehensive summaries on the specific adverse biological effectsContinue reading “Two new reviews summarize how e-cigs adversely affect the cardiovascular system”
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