Electronic Cigarette & Vapor News

How the FDA Is Saving the Cigarette November 24 2020

The traditional cigarette will receive the greatest boost it has gotten in many years thanks to federal law and a federal agency that is supposed to be focused on the protection of public health.   By Guy Bentley originally on www.reason.orgSeptember 8, 2020       A large part of the e-cigarette industry may soon be put out of business and the Big Tobacco companies’ positions as the leading providers of vapor...

The Future of Vaping: 15 E-Cig Experts Share Their Predictions For 2017 December 16 2016

12.16.2016 | By: www.ecigarettedirect.co.uk   For the fifth year running, some of the biggest voices in the e-cig industry have gone out on a limb to predict the future of e-cigs next year. This year we’re delighted to bring you thoughts from scientists, public health, a documentary maker, vape activists, trade organisations, consumer organisations, bloggers and more. Click on the expert below to read their prediction.   Clive Bates Former director...

How FDA Rulings on E-Cigarettes Affect Vaping Consumers May 17 2016

  May 17th, 2016 | Adam Winfrey | Big D Vapor The Food and Drug Administration’s Deeming Regulations for tobacco products were published on May 5th and went into effect on May 10th, 2016.  Unfortunately, these regulations include electronic cigarettes, despite the fact that they contain no tobacco (only nicotine).  These far-reaching new laws will decimate tens of thousands of small vapor businesses throughout the USA and will significantly decrease...

Despite Evidence, FDA Targets E-Cigarettes With Proposed Regulations August 24 2015

August 24, 2015 | Raven Clabough | The New American Despite evidence that electronic cigarettes are both safer for users than tobacco and also help smokers kick the habit, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has launched a campaign against them. According to FDA Commissioner Dr. Stephen Ostroff, the FDA is looking to enact a “deeming rule” that would expand the agency’s regulation of tobacco to include e-cigarettes, which do not use...

Vapor Market Consolidation December 30 2014

Dec 29, 2014 (ACCESSWIRE via COMTEX) -- WHITEFISH, MT / ACCESSWIRE / December 29, 2014 / The electronic cigarette - also known as e-cig - industry has grown from virtually nil to over $1.7 billion in annual sales over the past five years. According to Wells Fargo, the relatively new industry is set to reach over $10 billion in annual sales by 2017 driven by increasing affordability and personalization, which...

E-cig, Vape Users Brace For FDA Regulations October 28 2014

Photo by Susan Du Thomas McCool of New Element Fine Vapors  10/28/2014, Susan Du, www.houstonpress.com Cloud blowers, flavor connoisseurs, smokeless e-cig puffers, surreptitious stoners, cancer patients trying to quit cigarettes -- Houston's e-cigarette and vape consumers are as diverse as the products created in the local DIY market. It's a market that's been allowed to Frankenstein and modify new contraptions for vaporizing countless blends of liquid nicotine and flavored juices to...

FDA Extends Comment Period for E-Cigarette Regulation June 27 2014

By MICHAEL FELBERBAUM  AP Tobacco WriterJune 27, 2014 - 4:55 pm EDT   RICHMOND, Virginia — The public will have more time to weigh in on a federal proposal to regulate electronic cigarettes and other tobacco products. The Food and Drug Administration said Friday that the public comment period slated to end July 9 is being extended an additional 30 days to Aug. 8 after getting lots of input on how...

CASAA Call to Action for FDA Proposed Regulations - If you vape you must read this and ACT NOW May 21 2014

WEDNESDAY, MAY 21, 2014 Second Call to Action for FDA Proposed Regulations - Consumer Comment on Paperwork Reduction Act On Thursday, May 8th, CASAA released the Overview of its Action Plan Regarding Proposed FDA Regulations.  On May 11, 2014, CASAA released the first of several Calls to Action anticipated in CASAA's Action Plan.   This is the second Call to Action in CASAA's Action Plan.  There is an interim deadline for comments on the deeming...

FDA Regulations for Electronic Cigarettes May 05 2014

FDA Finally Issues Proposed Regulations for Electronic Cigarettes Posted by: Vranks on April 25, 2014 Under: E-Cigarette Legislation | It has taken the Food and Drug Administration five long years to finally issue proposed regulations for electronic cigarettes, after failed attempt to establish authority over them as drugs or drug delivery devices, in 2009. The highly anticipated announcement was made yesterday, and was received with mixed reactions. US cities and states have...