I’m going to be adding to this post as I get information including a summary of the effort, a complete list of all involved and links with additional information and how you can get involved and support it. So keep an eye on this post as it updates.
Thank you to all involved who work and testify on our and the industry’s behalf.
From Lou Ritter – AEMSA co-founder and first President (now emeritus), ERF Founder and President, Chairman of the ANSI TC126/SC3 TAG for vape and vapour products (Jesus Lou, that’s a lot of titles 🙂 ):
Advocacy efforts have been primarily top-down (FDA, OMB/OIRA, etc.). Various State level advocacy organizations have focused on responding to “Calls to Action” and responding at those levels. This is a different approach – sort of bottom-up as a local municipality (Village of Hartland WI) faces the impacts of the FDA regulations on their local economy, whether or not the deeming rule will close a local business and if there are justifiable health concerns to support such economic impacts – both locally and nationally.
The findings resulted in no “coordination” to fiscal impacts, no justifications, etc. This could possibly result in the FDA regulations getting a “stay” or other delay. Much of this depends on how Scott Gottlieb interprets it, his position, political pressures, and if the FDA decides to take it to court.
Below you will find all of the hearing testimony and the Findings which contains some really good news.
Unfortunately, they are not allowing the videos to be embedded here so you will need to follow the links to view them on YouTube.
Village of Hartland Public Hearing: Coordination with the FDA 4/27/2017
Hartland Public Hearing: Coordination with FDA 4/28/2017
Hartland Public Hearing: Coordination with the FDA 4/29/2017
5/1/2017 Public Hearing Board: Coordination with FDA, Findings
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