Divided Sixth Circuit Refuses to Stay FDA's Denial of Vaping Product Application
In rejecting Breeze Smoke's application for a stay of the FDA's rejection of their product applications, the Sixth Circuit disagrees with the Fifth Circuit.
In rejecting Breeze Smoke's application for a stay of the FDA's rejection of their product applications, the Sixth Circuit disagrees with the Fifth Circuit.
Misinformation and bad policy can only be defeated by robust, open debate in the public square.
"These are the same people who could not approve an at-home COVID-19 test for a year."
Cigarette sales rose last year for the first time in two decades, while a survey of high school seniors found they were vaping less but smoking more.
Yesterday's decision eviscerated the Food and Drug Administration for its arbitrary and capricious handling of vaping product applications
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If teenagers like an e-liquid flavor, the agency seems to think, adults should not be allowed to buy it.
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The agency seems inclined to ban the vaping products that former smokers overwhelmingly prefer because teenagers also like them.
They give an edge to big companies that have no problems accessing capital and whose executives are often well-connected with politicians.
Although Raja Krishnamoorthi says "adults can do what they want," he is determined not to let them.
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E-cigarette regulations and taxes threaten an industry that could prevent millions of premature deaths.
It did recommend authorizing boosters for those over age 65
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The agency's decisions so far reflect a bias against the flavored e-liquids that former smokers overwhelmingly prefer.
If they're good enough for Europeans, surely they're good enough for Americans.
Instead of trusting the science, the FDA will treat adults like children.
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If so, public health officials have compounded the problem with disingenuous arguments, dubious policy shifts, and misleading statements.
The same institution that's unable to run the Postal Service or Amtrak orchestrated our invasion and withdrawal of Afghanistan.
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Governments at the state, local, and federal levels can obstruct our pursuit of happiness and at times even jeopardize our safety.
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And it's easier to distribute than the current vaccines, which require ultra-cold storage.
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And it's already sold out.
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