Last week Tobacco Control published two peer reviewed scientific critiques of FDA’s authorization for RJ Reynolds to sell Vuse Solo e-cigarettes as well as a commentary on the two papers. Both papers recommend FDA exercise its authority to withdraw authorization to sell Vuse Solo and the commentary because FDA did not demonstrate that marketing VuseContinue reading “Three new papers detail FDA errors in authorizing Vuse Solo”
Category Archives: menthol
FDA pushes back date for finishing PMTAs (again)
The convenience store trade publication CSP reported that the FDA has pushed the anticipated date for finishing making decisions on premarket tobacco product applications (PMTAs) — mostly e-cigarettes — again, this time to the end of 2023. According to CSP, The Food and Drug Administration is going to need until the end of 2023 toContinue reading “FDA pushes back date for finishing PMTAs (again)”
UCSF Tobacco Center Billion Lives Symposium available for online viewing
As in past years, the symposium is archived and available to watch for free here. This is the program: Keynote Panel: 20 Years of the Industry Documents: Past, Present and Future: Presentations by Faculty and Postdoctoral Scholars: Closing Remarks, Chris Shaffer, MS, UCSF Assistant Vice Chancellor and University Librarian The last several years’ symposia areContinue reading “UCSF Tobacco Center Billion Lives Symposium available for online viewing”
RJR non-menthol Newport cigs are “substantially equivalent” to RJR Newport menthol
There are three ways that a tobacco company can get authorization to sell a new tobacco product in the US. The way that has attracted a lot of attention lately is through a premarket tobacco product application (PMTA); all the e-cigarettes have to go through this process. There are also two easier processes: submit aContinue reading “RJR non-menthol Newport cigs are “substantially equivalent” to RJR Newport menthol”
FDA denies marketing authorization for two RJR Vuse menthol ecigs
Following the same logic FDA used to deny marketing authorization of JTI Logic menthol e-cigarettes, FDA has denied authorization for RJR to sell menthol versions of its Vuse Vibe Tank Menthol 3.0% and the Vuse Ciro Cartridge Menthol 1.5% e-cigs. While FDA does not post the Marketing Denial Orders, Center for Tobacco Products Director Brian KingContinue reading “FDA denies marketing authorization for two RJR Vuse menthol ecigs”
RJR non-menthol cigarettes have other flavors according to RJR
As documented in three earlier blog posts (1, 2, 3) and an article in the New York Times, RJ Reynolds has introduced several “non-menthol” brands of cigarettes in an effort to get around California’s law prohibiting the sale of flavored tobacco products. It is important to keep in mind that the law prohibits the saleContinue reading “RJR non-menthol cigarettes have other flavors according to RJR”
RJR tries to slither around CA ban on sale of flavored tobacco products with Newport, too
RJ Reynolds, BAT’s US subsidiary, has released its third effort to keep selling flavored cigarettes with its new Newport cigarettes that offer “bold lasting flavor” now that it can’t sell menthol cigarettes. The problem with what Reynolds is doing is that the law prohibits the sale of flavored tobacco products, not just menthol flavored tobaccoContinue reading “RJR tries to slither around CA ban on sale of flavored tobacco products with Newport, too”
AG needs to stop Kool’s latest transparent attempt to flout California’s ban on the sale of flavored tobacco
After Big Tobacco was crushed at the ballot box and rebuffed by the Supreme Court, ITG Brands, a subsidiary of Imperial Tobacco, is trying to slither around California’s prohibition on the sale of flavored tobacco products. Like RJ Reynolds’ new Camel “ice” cigarettes, ITG is now promoting “Non-menthol Kool” only in California (screenshot of theirContinue reading “AG needs to stop Kool’s latest transparent attempt to flout California’s ban on the sale of flavored tobacco”
A big step forward: FDA’s assessment of individual menthol e-cigs lines up with the scientific evidence
Two important memos dated October 25, 2022 detail internal FDA deliberations about how FDA considers specific menthol e-cigarettes in the context of the larger scientific literature on menthol. The two memos, one from the leadership of the Office of Science and another from Center for Tobacco Products Director Brian King and Deputy Director Michelle MitalContinue reading “A big step forward: FDA’s assessment of individual menthol e-cigs lines up with the scientific evidence”
California ban on sale of flavored tobacco products goes into effect after Supreme Court rejects RJR attempt to block it
As expected (at least by me) the Supreme Court refused to consider RJR and other tobacco companies’ argument that California’s ban on the sale of flavored tobacco products was illegal. The law will take effect December 21, 2022. The actual order is above. The California Department of Public Health has done a great job ofContinue reading “California ban on sale of flavored tobacco products goes into effect after Supreme Court rejects RJR attempt to block it”
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