tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1443219641217444712.post1307062544953296138..comments2023-11-02T02:57:39.035-07:00Comments on Rebecca Taylor LibDem: Worried about the overregulation of e-cigarettes and want to do something about it?Rebecca Taylor LibDemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03302598487045319831noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1443219641217444712.post-49710808986296993582013-09-11T11:15:22.996-07:002013-09-11T11:15:22.996-07:00Thank you, Mrs Taylor.
We all apreciate your wor...Thank you, Mrs Taylor. <br /><br />We all apreciate your work in this area. Many of us would, however, debate the accuracy of your position, "The proposal to regulate ecigs as medicines is NOT a de-facto ban". This is because the TPD removes all useful, effective and attractive refills, by virtue of the MHRA's statement that flavours will be prohibited, plus the provisions of the tobacco clauses (which we assume will be applied to e-cigarettes since no one has defintively stated they will not be) which again remove all flavours (even menthol).<br /><br />Since the result of removing half of a binary system is that the system is virtually useless, you can perhaps understand our concerns. We will be entering a situation where there will possibly be three or four refill options, with no flavours, from the current position where just one vendor alone supplies 7,000 possible options in refills (200+ flavours multiplied out by the various base types and nicotine strengths supplied) - which of course is a core factor in the viability of the system. E-cigarettes without refills are not really much use.<br /><br />Even if all the non-medical provisions of the TPD were not to be applied to ecigs, it still leaves us with all the flavours we want, without any nicotine. <br /><br />The TPD is designed specifically to create a de facto ban of e-cigarettes and that is its entire purpose in the ecig area. The concept that the prime movers care about our health is simply farcical, as any realist will tell you. The financial pressures are immense and overrule all else.<br />Chris Pricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09039689312413027865noreply@blogger.com