Author: Bill Tarling

“The World Vapers’ Alliance (WVA) has fired off a rapid response to the report published by the EU Scientific Committee on Health, Environmental and Emerging Risks (SCHEER). We reported on the committee’s “preliminary opinion on electronic cigarettes” yesterday, highlighting a number of glaring faults and its reliance on corrupt research purporting to be science. It relied on fraudulent and pseudoscientific findings made by the likes of David Bareham, Jessica Barrington-Trimis, and Stanton Glantz.”

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WVA Responds to SCHEER

“The Department of Health (DH) and the Police yesterday (September 29) conducted a joint operation against the illegal possession of nicotine-containing liquids intended for use with electronic nicotine delivery systems, commonly known as e-cigarettes. Acting upon a public complaint, the DH raided a retail store in Sham Shui Po and found a number of brands of liquids for use in e-cigarettes labelled with nicotine contents, including the brands HUANXI, RELX, GENTLE and SECRET. The maximum penalty for each offence is a fine of $100,000 and two-years’ imprisonment.”

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Man arrested for suspected illegal possession of nicotine-containing liquids for e-cigarettes

“Vaping giant Juul submitted its premarket tobacco product application (PMTA) to the Food and Drug Administration earlier this month. What happens if the agency denies Juul permission to keep selling its products? It would be an opening for other tobacco players. Should the FDA decide that Juul products have to be removed from the market, she estimates that would leave about $1 billion in revenue up for grabs. A decision against Juul would help British American Tobacco, which Azer estimates could see its market share more than double, to 58% from 24%.”

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Stocks That Would Benefit if the FDA Cracks Down on Juul

“The Danish government notified the European Commission that it planned to ban flavoured eliquids as part of its quest to stop teens smoking. The move defied logic and evidence, inspiring consumer organisations, vapers and advocates across Europe to inundate the Commission with objections directed at the politicians involved. Denmark dropped the proposal but has just announced it plans to press ahead regardless. Mikkel Schmidt responded by warning: “Calling all EU vapers! Denmark is setting a dangerous precedent for a flavour ban, by sneaking it by the EU Commission during the peak of a pandemic. We need to stop this now!” Denmark’s countdown clock to the flavour ban on April 1, 2021 continues.”

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Triumph Dashed In Denmark

“The Verkhovna Rada adopted at first reading a government bill banning the sale of electronic cigarettes to persons under the age of 18, at the same level as traditional tobacco products. Relevant bill No.3628 on amendments to certain legislative acts of Ukraine concerning strengthening the liability for offenses in selling electronic cigarettes and liquids used in electronic cigarettes to minor children was supported by 272 MPs at a meeting on Tuesday. In addition, it is proposed to introduce liability for the sale of electronic cigarettes to minors and the liquids used in them.”

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Rada adopts at first reading bill banning sale of e-cigarettes to minors

“The European Commission and its Scientific Committee on Health, Environmental and Emerging Risks (SCHEER) has published its “preliminary opinion on electronic cigarettes” – and it isn’t very good. The Committee has been quite unfair in the past and the latest document does little to correct this position. Some might wonder how any self-respecting scientist could possibly reach conclusions such as these. The answer is that, like last week’s article on the World Health Organization, they include work by the likes of the exceptionally limited David Bareham, the rabidly idiotic Jessica Barrington-Trimis, and the scientific fraud Stanton Glantz.”

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SCHEER Ignorance

“The bill was negotiated between Democratic lawmakers, Gov. Jared Polis’ office, health advocates and the Altria Group, one of the world’s largest tobacco companies. Altria is the maker of Marlboro cigarettes and a major investor in the vaping brand Juul. By July 2027, nicotine products would be taxed at 62% of their market list price.”

BILL TARLING — There’s no explanation why a tobacco company was included in the negotiations while vape companies were excluded. As well, note that “Modified-Risk Tobacco Products” [e.g. IQOS Heat Sticks] will only be charged 21% tax rate by 2027 compared to vapor products being charged 62% tax (same as cigarettes), so the tax on vape products will be almost triple — AND the Modified-Risk current rate of 40% tax is being lowered to 15% while e-cigs are starting off raised to 30%

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“Vaping could soon join smoking as a forbidden activity in city streets and parks in Hamilton. The Hamilton City Council is set to revisit the issue of banning vaping at a meeting of its community committee on Tuesday, which could result in the organisation belatedly following the lead of other councils around the country – including the Hauraki and Matamata-Piako district councils – that have amended their Smokefree policies to include vaping.”

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Vaping ban in Hamilton back on city council agenda

“The Department of Health and Social Services is asking NWT residents for input on the development of new regulations under the Tobacco and Vapour Products Control Act, which came into effect at the end of March, respecting the sale of flavoured vapour products. The department is accepting feedback until Dec.”

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GNWT seeks feedback on sale of vaping products with online survey

“San Diego State University, supported by a load of anti-vape organisations, is pushing a farcical link between third-hand smoke/vape and catching the COVID-19 virus. Researchers are claiming that “cleaning toxic residue in our homes” reduces risk because of bogus claims that “thirdhand smoke” sticks to surfaces.”

BILL TARLING — San Diego State University is renewing the debunked claim about vaping residue contaminating everything the vapor touches… Once again [as with the same debunked study claims that has been recycled multiple times over the past couple of years], they are pretending this fake ‘new insight’ [which has already been proven fake — including by real scientific testing and proof] is worthy of continued grants and funding to regurgitate — and the simplest way to do it is to make sure you test samples where the desired contaminants are caused by other sources [but leave out that the vapor wasn’t even the cause of the readings]

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3rd Hand Stupidity