Vapor Product Compliance Enforcement...2019/01/17 · • 2013 – Altria purchases Green Smoke •...
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Vapor Product Compliance & Enforcement
Transcript of Vapor Product Compliance Enforcement...2019/01/17 · • 2013 – Altria purchases Green Smoke •...
VaporProductCompliance
&Enforcement
Background• 2008–E-cigsstarthittingtheonlinemarket• 2010-DIYconsumersstartdrivingthee-liquidmarket• 2012–Lorillardpurchasesblu(changeswholedynamic)• 2013-Vapeshopsbegintotoproliferate(apexin2016)• 2013–AltriapurchasesGreenSmoke• 2014–IndependentvapeindustryintroducesitsownageveriRicationprogramsoasnotbesubmittotheWeCardtobaccostigma
• 2016–FDAclassiRiesvaporproductsliketobacco;agelimitsonsalestakeseffect
ProductPendulum
Products
• Fearmongering“science”largelydebunkedhttps://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fphys.2017.01119/full
• 25-30%ofvaporproductsalesarezeronicotine
• CDC&FDAincludevaporizedmarijuana,CBD,caffeine,melatonininteenvaporusenumbers
“Theoverwhelmingamountofdeathanddiseaseattributabletotobaccoiscausedbyaddictiontocigarettes–theonlylegalconsumerproductthat,whenusedasintended,willkillhalfofalllong-termusers,”saidFDACommissionerScottGottlieb,M.D.“Unlesswechangecourse,5.6millionyoungpeoplealivetodaywilldieprematurelylaterinlifefromtobaccouse.Envisioningaworldwherecigaretteswouldnolongercreateorsustainaddiction,andwhereadultswhostillneedorwantnicotinecouldgetitfromalternativeandlessharmfulsources,needstobethecornerstoneofourefforts–andwebelieveit’svitalthatwepursuethiscommonground.”
Enforcement:FDAC-Store&VapeShopInspections
Jan1–August31eachyear
• 2018:100,153• 2017:134,838• 2016:132,072• 2015:137,554• 2014:77,437• 2013:58,139• 2012:46,109• 2011:15,800
91.2%ofvapeshopsthatviolatedbanonsalestominorscarriedblackmarket(non-FDAregisteredproducts)
ComplianceLackofcompliancehurtscompliantbusinesses• Undercutspricing• Compliantbusinessesspendmore$$• Drivesadditional,expensiveregulation
FDAinspectionsdonotdealwith3rdpartysales
• Mostprevalentwayyouthhaveaccesstoproducts
