New Study on Vapes and Smokers who don't want to quit
There’s a new study going around regarding the impact of vapes on smokers that have no intention of quitting smoking or cigarettes. The study tracks 1600 smokers who had no intention of quitting and had never tried electronic cigarettes. In five years, the researchers found that smokers who started vaping daily were eight times more likely to quit cigarettes than those who did not.
Tobacco Free Nicotine and HR 6286
Attempts to expand the FDA’s Center for Tobacco Products influence over nicotine products has begun! HR 6286 is a bill submitted to the House of Representatives that seeks to change the definition of “tobacco products” to include products made with synthetic nicotine or tobacco free nicotine.
2021 - Year in Vaping Review
2021 is coming to an end. Though nobody was expecting 2021 to be an easy year, it has been a particularly rough year for vaping. Here's a summary of the major events that happened this year.
Court Challenges to MDOs
Shortly after many vape companies were issued MDOs (Marketing Denial Orders), some of the larger companies decided to sue the FDA.
Nicotine Tax Added to Infrastructure Bill Again
In addition to all the drama surrounding negotiations about the infrastructure bill, there is also a large nicotine tax that has been added back onto it.
How is Tobacco Free Nicotine Regulated?
How does tobacco free nicotine fit in with current regulations?
Synthetic nicotine, or tobacco free nicotine (TFN) doesn’t quite fit in with current regulations.
Synthetic nicotine, or tobacco free nicotine (TFN) doesn’t quite fit in with current regulations.
What is tobacco free nicotine?
Tobacco-free nicotine (TFN) is nicotine that is made in a lab instead of extracted from tobacco plants. It can also be called synthetic nicotine. Most of the nicotine used in eliquids was made by growing tobacco and extracting the nicotine from the plants.
Ruthless Vapor - Now with Tobacco Free Nicotine
After a long year of waiting, Ruthless has finally received the final decision - an MDO, or a Marketing Denial Order.
We will be continuing to sell vape juices. However, we will now be producing Tobacco Free Nicotine (TFN) e-liquids.
FDA Starts Issuing Marketing Denial Orders
Roughly one year after the PMTA deadline, the FDA has finished reviewing many of the PMTAs submitted. A current press release from the FDA highlights their progress, which has resulted in MDOs (Marketing Denial Orders) for over 946,000 products.
Ruthless Starts the Review Phase
On August 16th, Ruthless Vapor has now moved onto the scientific review phase of the PMTA process!
Philip Morris Plans to Stop Selling Cigarettes in UK
Without context, the claim that Philip Morris was going to stop selling cigarettes in the UK within ten years would sound ridiculous. The claim alone surprised many - it was hard to believe that a cigarette company would willingly stop selling cigarettes. However, with a little more context, it is not surprising at all.
Extreme Tobacco Restrictions in Brookline, MA
Brookline, Massachusetts - a town that has prided itself on being early to adopt tobacco and electronic cigarette restrictions, has voted to implement a relatively untested form of tobacco restriction called the Tobacco-Free Generation Law.
