UPDATE (5/24/2018): Naked 100, which previously partnered with the AVA for VapesGiving, has issued a challenge to manufacturers and distributors in the vape industry. Naked will match donations from manufacturers and distributors up to a total of $50,000! To make sure your donation is counted, please post on this Facebook post (or email it to […]
AVA Interview on CNN — August 2016
FDA Mandates Begin Killing E-Cigarette Businesses, Driving Smokers to Tobacco – MRCTV
We warned that the new FDA approval process would cost vape liquid makers $1 million for each new and existing product they wanted to sell, that the expenses would cripple the growing industry, and that these regulations would slow or stop many smokers from dropping cancer-correlated cigarettes in favor of the much safer vape devices. […]
FDA’s Deeming Rule Goes Into Effect – CSNews Online
However, that Feb. 15, 2007 grandfather — or predicate — date has been a sticking point for many in the e-cigarette and vapor industry. “The bad news is Aug. 8 of this year marks the beginning of a two-year countdown to FDA prohibition of 99.9 percent of vapor products on the market. If we do […]
USA Today on the Start of the Deeming Regs
E-cigarette groups have already launched a legal battle to stop the FDA and warned that the vapor industry would go up in smoke if the regulations are fully implemented. “The bad news is that August 8th … marks the beginning of a two-year countdown to FDA prohibition of 99.9%+ of vapor products on the market,” […]