An update from the World Conference on Tobacco or Health, Cape Town
This is an update to an earlier post about the PMI-funded Foundation for a Smoke-Free World (FSFW). My main argument in that post can be summarised as:
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FDA’s Scott Gottlieb: “new comprehensive plan for tobacco and nicotine regulation” It came as a surprise, but today’s announcement from FDA on tobacco policy is huge. The video of Dr Gottlieb’s speech and background is available here and speech text here. The new Commissioner, Scott Gottlieb calls for FDA to develop a ‘new […] What would he do? Given the confusion, anxiety and indignation that surrounds the role of the tobacco industry in tobacco harm reduction, I thought it would be interesting to imagine how a tobacco company chief executive might be thinking about vapour, heat-not-burn or other low risk products. Here’s my best shot – perhaps […] Vaping in Taiwan – the approaching darkness of prohibition or a new dawn for rational policy-making? The government of Taiwan has been consulting on amendment its Tobacco Hazards Prevention and Control Act. Article 14 of the amendment bill bans the manufacture, import, sale, and display of e-cigarettes (unless authorised as a pharmaceutical product). […] Will he get the thumbs up for his e-cigarette report? Update 8 December – my reaction: Bad science, poor insights and likely to do harm – rapid reaction to the Surgeon General’s terrible e-cigarette report (these questions remain unanswered). On 8 December 2016 the U.S. Surgeon General will release a new report on […] |
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