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American Cancer Society Acknowledges Reduced Harm for Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems and Warns About the Dangers of Misleading Consumers

Posted on June 15, 2018 by admin

By Azim Chowdhury & Samuel Jockel on June 15, 2018 On June 11, 2018, the American Cancer Society (“ACS”) released a statement entitled, “The American Cancer Society Public Health Statement on Eliminating Combustible Tobacco Use in the United States’ (“Statement”).[1] The Statement sets forth the ACS’s … Continue reading →

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FDA Grants a 30-day Extension for Comments on Flavor Regulation

Posted on June 7, 2018 by admin

The FDA is extending the comment period for the advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM) regarding a product standard for flavored vapor and tobacco products to July 19, 2018. The unpublished version of the announcement is below. CASAA and many other … Continue reading →

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CASAA Newsletter – May 2018

Posted on June 5, 2018 by admin

May began with a “blitz” of enforcement action from the FDA and FTC against e-liquid manufacturers that use artwork which closely mimics or otherwise is directly appropriated from food, candy, or beverage products marketed to young people. Although intellectual property … Continue reading →

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Cole-Bishop Throws Vapers Under the Bus

Posted on May 31, 2018 by admin

On May 17th, 2018, Congressman Sanford Bishop (D-GA 02) released a statement on Facebook (here) stating that he was “pleased that the committee passed my Cole-Bishop amendment that maintains the availability of harm reducing nicotine vapor products, while also keeping … Continue reading →

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Supporting the Nicopure/R2V Lawsuit

Posted on May 26, 2018 by admin

Last year, Nicopure Labs and The Right to be Smoke-Free Coalition (“R2B”) sued the FDA, arguing against portions of the Tobacco Control Act (TCA) and the FDA’s Deeming Rule as they are being applied to vapor products. The court ruled … Continue reading →

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CASAA Newsletter – April 2018

Posted on April 14, 2018 by admin

CALLS TO ACTION RESEARCH US Vapor Flavors Survey – FDA Flavors ANPRM 1 week ago In March, the FDA published an advanced notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM) regarding standards for flavored vapor products. An ANPRM is the beginning of the … Continue reading →

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Tobacco Harm Reduction Expert Fact Checks UCSF “Gateway” study

Posted on April 13, 2018 by admin

Dr. Brad Rodu Dr. Brad Rodu, a renowned Professor of Medicine at the University of Louisville who holds an endowed chair in tobacco harm reduction research, has called for the retraction of a Pediatrics article by University of California San … Continue reading →

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CASAA Announces 2018 Board Election Results

Posted on April 13, 2018 by admin

CASAA’s leadership team, as confirmed at our last board meeting: Alex Clark, Executive Director Bruce Nye, President of the Board Jennifer Berger-Coleman, Vice President of the Board and Director of Community Outreach Karen Carey, Secretary and Treasurer of the Board … Continue reading →

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ECigIntelligence User Survey 2018

Posted on April 6, 2018 by admin

In November of 2017, CASAA assisted ECigIntelligence in conducting a focused survey of vapers. The integrity of ECigIntelligence was verified, as was the purpose and scope of the survey, and the survey was circulated to our members via email.As a … Continue reading →

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Congress votes to fund scared-straight campaign from CDC, but leaves smokers and vapers out in the cold.

Posted on April 6, 2018 by admin

The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2018 (“the omnibus budget bill”) has been nearly six months in the making. And when all of the pieces were laid together–all 2200+ pages of it–the bill made its way through Congress and onto President … Continue reading →

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