Tennessee Congressman Steve Cohen Pushes for More E-Cigarette Regulations

 

Members of the U.S. House of Representatives, with the help of U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen (D-TN-09), passed a bill that could give the feds more power to regulate e-cigarettes.

Cohen co-sponsored the bill, known as the Reversing the Youth Epidemic Act of 2019.

According to the U.S. House of Representatives’ website, this legislation, if enacted into law, would revise requirements related to the safety, sale, and advertisement of tobacco products, including electronic nicotine delivery systems.

“Nicotine levels in e-cigarettes are often much higher than traditional cigarettes. We cannot stand by while tobacco companies entice a new generation into a lifetime of nicotine addiction,” Cohen said on his Facebook page.

“Today, the House passed H.R. 2339 to help combat the youth tobacco epidemic.”

The bill would require that Food and Drug Administration officials regulate all tobacco products, including e-cigarettes. The Government Accountability Office would also have to study e-cigarettes, according to the legislation.

Yes, Every Kid

The government would also prohibit the retail online sale of tobacco products, including electronic nicotine delivery systems, according to the bill.

Among the bill’s other requirements:

• The FDA would have to require color graphics on the labeling of cigarette packages, depicting the negative health consequences of smoking.

• The government would prohibit the use of flavored products in an electronic nicotine delivery system, except in specified circumstances.

• Officials could increase the user fees that the FDA collects from manufacturers and importers.

• FDA officials would regulate products containing synthetic nicotine (not made or derived from tobacco).

• The government could exempt certain cigars from premarket review requirements.

• The government establishes a demonstration grant program to develop strategies for smoking cessation in medically underserved communities.

• The government would increase civil penalties for certain violations of restrictions on the sale of tobacco products.

As The Tennessee Star reported last year, the media and other health officials seemed to blame e-cigarettes for several deaths last year, including a recent death in Tennessee, but there is more to the story than they let on.

Experts say use of THC — and not e-cigarettes as originally manufactured — was a factor.

THC is the main psychoactive compound in marijuana that gives a high sensation.

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Chris Butler is an investigative journalist at The Tennessee Star. Follow Chris on Facebook. Email tips to [email protected].

 

 

 

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2 Thoughts to “Tennessee Congressman Steve Cohen Pushes for More E-Cigarette Regulations”

  1. Traditional Thinker

    Finally, Colon finally discovered something he can commit his intelligence level to.

  2. Bruce

    What a disguising person.

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