Finally! Senate votes to give FDA power to regulate tobacco

[catknit 144]

Well, they add flavors to cigs and tabacco as is, but those flavors meet food regulations - and those flavors are already regulated by the FDA. And, I'm guessing BATFE had some regulations about what was in the cigs. But, it wouldn't be the same type of regs as FDA. Bureaucratically, they may be similar, but from a science stand point I'm thinking no...

[Otto 83]

Nicotine is a chemical that is consumed and well within the jurisdiction of the FDA even though Tobacco has lobbied long and hard to avoid regulation. Can you think of an industrialized nation that doesn't have governmental oversight of food and drug consumption?

One of the problems is 'they' never know:

• When to stop [regulating]
• When not to [regulate]

Kind of their own worst enemy.

[one...two...tree 2,762]

Nicotine is a chemical that is consumed and well within the jurisdiction of the FDA even though Tobacco has lobbied long and hard to avoid regulation. Can you think of an industrialized nation that doesn't have governmental oversight of food and drug consumption?

One of the problems is 'they' never know:

• When to stop [regulating]
• When not to [regulate]

Kind of their own worst enemy.

Hmmm...interesting. I've never heard of the FDA being too encroaching on regulating the Food and Drug industries. Do you know of a case where it did?

[scandal 951]

Nicotine is a chemical that is consumed and well within the jurisdiction of the FDA even though Tobacco has lobbied long and hard to avoid regulation. Can you think of an industrialized nation that doesn't have governmental oversight of food and drug consumption?

One of the problems is 'they' never know:

• When to stop [regulating]
• When not to [regulate]

Kind of their own worst enemy.

I completely agree. We should stop this regulation nonsense. I say if Celgene wants to market Thalidomide broadly to anyone who wants it, including pregnant women, let 'em. Damn FDA should mind their own business!

[Peikko 1,575]

Damn straight. Nothing like a few armless people to illustrate how broadminded we are as a society. Bring 'em on!

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Oy, more idiocy from the 'small government' crowd.

[scandal 951]

Oy, more idiocy from the 'small government' crowd.

faigele :star:

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Oy, more idiocy from the 'small government' crowd.

faigele :star:

lets not speak of constellation right now.

[rmncm 0]

The part I like is Phillips Morris supports this regulation. The FDA will regulate the amount of nicotine in each cig. Now stop right there and ask your self this, why would Phillips Morris support the goverment on this matter. It's because they see dollar signs. Say each smoke has 15mg of nicotine, now cut this amount in half and you have a bunch of smokers smoking twice as much to get thier fix. I am supprised other manufactures are not seeing the money signs that Phillips Morris is and welcoming this.

[one...two...tree 2,762]

The part I like is Phillips Morris supports this regulation. The FDA will regulate the amount of nicotine in each cig. Now stop right there and ask your self this, why would Phillips Morris support the goverment on this matter. It's because they see dollar signs. Say each smoke has 15mg of nicotine, now cut this amount in half and you have a bunch of smokers smoking twice as much to get thier fix. I am supprised other manufactures are not seeing the money signs that Phillips Morris is and welcoming this.

Light cigarettes with less nicotine have been around for awhile. I doubt the FDA would put a limit on the amount of nicotine per cigarette. Most likely, the FDA will be focused on disclosure of all the chemicals that Tobacco Co.'s add. Currently, cigarettes packaging shows no list of the ingredients.

[Danno 1,228]

Nicotine is a chemical that is consumed and well within the jurisdiction of the FDA even though Tobacco has lobbied long and hard to avoid regulation. Can you think of an industrialized nation that doesn't have governmental oversight of food and drug consumption?

One of the problems is 'they' never know:

• When to stop [regulating]
• When not to [regulate]

Kind of their own worst enemy.

They are not their own worst enemy, they act according to their nature. Have we ever heard a left winger sheepishly repent that they "regulated too much?

"Big Government" is not the GOAL, it is simply the instrument which is most efficient towards reaching their goal.

CONTROL/ Power.

[catknit 144]

The part I like is Phillips Morris supports this regulation. The FDA will regulate the amount of nicotine in each cig. Now stop right there and ask your self this, why would Phillips Morris support the goverment on this matter. It's because they see dollar signs. Say each smoke has 15mg of nicotine, now cut this amount in half and you have a bunch of smokers smoking twice as much to get thier fix. I am supprised other manufactures are not seeing the money signs that Phillips Morris is and welcoming this.

Light cigarettes with less nicotine have been around for awhile. I doubt the FDA would put a limit on the amount of nicotine per cigarette. Most likely, the FDA will be focused on disclosure of all the chemicals that Tobacco Co.'s add. Currently, cigarettes packaging shows no list of the ingredients.

If they follow the concept of Standard of Identity as found in CFR 21 - Food and Drug regs that define what the FDA regulates - they may regulate minimums/maximums, definitions of labels etc.

[Otto 83]

Nicotine is a chemical that is consumed and well within the jurisdiction of the FDA even though Tobacco has lobbied long and hard to avoid regulation. Can you think of an industrialized nation that doesn't have governmental oversight of food and drug consumption?

One of the problems is 'they' never know:

• When to stop [regulating]
• When not to [regulate]

Kind of their own worst enemy.

Hmmm...interesting. I've never heard of the FDA being too encroaching on regulating the Food and Drug industries. Do you know of a case where it did?

Well there are (for one) many drugs that are available in many other countries that could (underline could) help many people here in the US but the FDA doesn't or hasn't (yet?) allowed them to be sold here. Things to help with AIDS, MS etc.. as one example of over-regulated or being a 'machine' that can't turn on a dime (can't get out of their own way to help save people).

[rmncm 0]

The part I like is Phillips Morris supports this regulation. The FDA will regulate the amount of nicotine in each cig. Now stop right there and ask your self this, why would Phillips Morris support the goverment on this matter. It's because they see dollar signs. Say each smoke has 15mg of nicotine, now cut this amount in half and you have a bunch of smokers smoking twice as much to get thier fix. I am supprised other manufactures are not seeing the money signs that Phillips Morris is and welcoming this.

Light cigarettes with less nicotine have been around for awhile. I doubt the FDA would put a limit on the amount of nicotine per cigarette. Most likely, the FDA will be focused on disclosure of all the chemicals that Tobacco Co.'s add. Currently, cigarettes packaging shows no list of the ingredients.

"Thursday's legislation gives the FDA power to evaluate the contents of tobacco products and to order changes or bans on those that are a danger to public health. The agency could limit nicotine yields but not ban nicotine or cigarettes."

That statement right there tells me the FDA "could" limit the amount of nicotine. I know lites have been around for years, as a pack a day smoker if all of a sudden I was only given the option of lites, I would end up smoking almost twice enough (thank god I'm using chantex to quit, it's my 7th day) I know of plenty of heavy smokers that would end up smoking twice as many cigs a day to get their fix. I firmly beleive this will be the cash cow for cig companies right before the complete ban in the US.