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INTERNET E-CIGS TARGET KIDS. "Many e-cigarette ads broadcast in 2013 reached teens and younger adults — 58 percent were 12 to 17 years old. But more importantly, they used their ad time to highlight their varieties of flavors, such as Cherry Crush and Peachy Keen." https://lnkd.in/dP-CcU5 View in LinkedIn

TEN NEW BRANDS AND 240 FLAVORS PER MONTH of e-cigarettes are emerging on the Internet, without regulation. "More astoundingly, there were 7,764 new and unique flavors, including tobacco and menthol. “The number of e-cigarette brands sold on the internet is large, and the variety of flavors staggering." https://lnkd.in/dP-CcU5 View in LinkedIn

US CHILDREN USING E-CIGARETTES. "From 2011-2012, the number of students in grades 6-12 reporting having ever used an e-cigarette doubled from 3.3 percent to 6.8 percent. Recent use of e-cigarettes among 6-12 year olds increased from 1.1 percent to 2.1 percent." https://lnkd.in/dDUvh59 View in LinkedIn

FDA UNDECISIVE ABOUT FLAVORED e-NICOTINE. "The American Lung Association was deeply disappointed to see that FDA stated it did not have sufficient evidence to include the elimination of candy, fruit and other non-nicotine flavored products in its proposed deeming regulation." The issue is clearly marketing to teens, or younger. https://lnkd.in/dDUvh59 View in LinkedIn

REGULATION BY LITIGATION. "As a result of the Sottera lawsuit, on April 25, 2011, the FDA announced it would regulate almost all e-cigarettes as tobacco products. At present, there is no federal oversight of e-cigarettes." https://lnkd.in/dDUvh59 View in LinkedIn

AMERICAN LUNG ASSOCIATION letter to FDA about the madate to FDA to regulate tobacco, including for e-cigarettes: "Childproof containers for e-cigarettes, including disposables, e-liquids, and other refillable devices; No toxins in e-liquids other than nicotine; No carcinogens or harmful or potentially harmful constituents; "No flavors." https://lnkd.in/dDUvh59 View in LinkedIn

"BAT and its subsidiaries can play a pivotal role in the innovation of less harmful nicotine products, which are affordable and accessible to adult smokers. Through this public commitment to tobacco harm reduction, the Group makes itself accountable to its consumers and society." And profits, of course. http://www.tobaccotactics.org/index.php/Nicoventures View in LinkedIn

REGULATORY PUSH IN USA. "As a measure of concern about the lack of manufacturing requirements and sales and marketing restrictions on e-cigarettes, forty-one Attorneys General sent the FDA a letter in September 2013, urging the agency to regulate e-cigarettes to safeguard minors from nicotine addiction and other potential health effects of e-cigarettes." https://lnkd.in/dr9nXzy View in LinkedIn

"REDUCED RISK PRODUCTS" and "Next Generation Products" are BAT's names for medical nicotine markets, but do not like the concept of "patients". http://www.tobaccotactics.org/index.php/Nicoventures View in LinkedIn

US e-CIG REGS IN FLUX. "While the federal government recently began the process of exercising its regulatory authority over e-cigarettes through the issuance of a proposed deeming regulation, the regulation in its current form would not provide a comprehensive regulatory structure." https://lnkd.in/dr9nXzy View in LinkedIn