CASAA Call to Action: Third Call to Action for FDA Proposed Regulations – Demand Congressional Hearings Investigating FDA and CDC’s Actions
Please note that the first and last part of your email to Congress is NOT edible. They read as follows:
First part:
Dear [Recipients],
As a voter, taxpayer constituent, and advocate for electronic cigarettes, I am deeply concerned about FDA’s plans to extend their regulatory powers to cover e-cigarettes. Evidence is coming in from around the globe confirming that the availability, variety, and use of these products is contributing to the decline of smoking rates. Numerous public health advocates have come out in support of these products, even stating they should be promoted by public health agencies.
Given the incredible promise that e-cigarettes hold for millions of people, I think Congress needs to find out (1) why CDC is actively engaged in misinforming the public about the risks associated with non-combustible, nicotine containing products like e-cigarettes, and (2) why FDA has proposed regulations, based on inaccurate and misleading scientific claims, that would completely destroy the consumer-driven e-cigarette market and hand over the remnants to the traditional tobacco companies.
Last Part:
As a consumer, I am appalled by the FDA’s and CDC’s actions in misleading and misinforming the American public. I am asking you, as my elected official, to call for congressional investigative and oversight hearings to examine the FDA’s and CDC’s actions in connection with developing regulatory policies involving e-cigarettes.
I look forward to your response on these issues. I, along with my fellow members of the Consumer Advocates for Smoke-free Alternatives Association (CASAA), hope you will act to safeguard the interests of the American public by demanding answers to why the FDA and CDC seem to embrace misinformation and sensationalized claims rather than craft regulations based on sound science.
CASAA’s Third Call to Action Regarding FDA Proposed Regulations