“FDA Commissioner
Dr. Gottlieb also
highlighted that the
FDA was beginning to
look towards the future
by essentially heading
in a new direction that
would recognise harm
reduction and smoke-
free-alternatives as
something beneficial
for public health”.
pigs for some type of social experiment of trying to predict behavioural
patterns and reactions to different stimuli presented.
It does not mean the American vape industry’s issues are over or
decreased, simply because new FDA Commissioner Dr. Gottlieb also
highlighted that the FDA was beginning to look towards the future
by essentially heading in a new direction that would recognise harm
reduction and smoke-free-alternatives as something beneficial for
public health.
Considering the big announcement, it seemed there was a fairly large
portion of the vape industry population who were responding to this
news story on first impulse, certainly misinterpreting this event or, at
the same time, the unfortunate information being spread about what
exactly Dr. Gottlieb announced was not encompassing the entire
picture accurately.
“The PMTA Deadline Extension is Merely a Postponement of One
Deadline - NOT the entire FDA Deeming Rule.” This message should
have been the main title and message of a secondary announcement
or conference. But that message was never mentioned or made clear.
Perhaps a secondary press conference for the industries in which the
FDA is regulating and how it would affect business would be beneficial.
One with such a huge message being delivered, it would be more
helpful to not only announce what is changing, yet also what is
staying the same or not changing.
“The PMTA Deadline Extension is
Merely a Postponement of One Deadline
- NOT the entire FDA Deeming Rule.”
This message should have been the
main title and message of a secondary
announcement or conference”.
In essence, suggesting that the PMTA extended deadline
announcement is merely another clever ploy to mislead the vape
industry, confusing industry professionals, advocates and vapor
product customers is absolutely theoretical on behalf of my own
“Sociological Imagination.” That is not to say I wholeheartedly
believe this to be true, I’m just exercising my right to analyse and
question. I’m sure we can agree that any situation is far more
complicated than what we are told about it by anyone.
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