21 Jan FDA blocked from preventing shipments of e-cigarette.
A federal judge said Thursday the Food and Drug Administration cannot stop shipments of electronic cigarettes into the United States.
The preliminary ruling by U.S. District Judge Richard Leon came as California Attorney General Jerry Brown sought in a state court to halt one company’s sale of electronic cigarettes. Brown says the e-cigarettes contain dangerous chemicals and are being marketed to children.
E-cigarettes operate with a heating element and a battery. Users inhale a vaporized liquid nicotine mixture much the way traditional smokers inhale smoke.
The FDA says electronic cigarettes are subject to regulation as drug-device combinations.
“This case appears to be yet another example of FDA’s aggressive efforts to regulate recreational tobacco products as drugs,” Leon wrote. The judge said he found the regulatory agency’s claim of jurisdiction “at first blush, to be unreasonable and unacceptable.” A final ruling in the lawsuit will come later.
The lawsuit was brought against the FDA by eCigarettes4less, of Indiana.
Joseph Phillips, Owner of eCigarettes4less, said Leon’s finding that e-cigarettes were effectively the same as cigarettes should make Brown’s lawsuit moot.
“Understand that this is a cigarette. We are acting as a cigarette company. We have all the applicable warnings on all our packaging that actually backs that up,” Story said.
He said his company did not represent the product as healthy or safe.
Phillips said his company made a point of cutting ties with any retailer discovered to be selling its e-cigarettes to minors. At the same time, he said, no specific law prior to the federal judge’s ruling barred selling the devices to minors.
Now that Leon has ruled that his product is a cigarette, Phillips said he believed all laws barring the sale of cigarettes to minors apply to the e-cigarettes.
19 Jan eCigarettes4ess wins legal battle with FDA.
Indianapolis, IN, January 19, 2010
Thanks to eCigarettes4less, Inc., The United States will have another smoking alternative available despite Big Tobacco’s attempts to stop them from becoming mainstream.
On January 12, 2010, The US Federal Court Sided in favor of eCigarettes4less, Inc., one of the most successful e-cigarette retailers, who began a legal battle against the US Department of Health and Human Services and the FDA.
eCigarettes4less’s case focuses that it is unjust to create a modern day embargo that attempted to prevented the import of electronic cigarettes into the US, which the FDA falsely believed was within its legal boundaries.
“This is huge for US consumers wishing to have another smoking alternative,” said eCigarettes4less’s founder Joseph Phillips. “Electronic Cigarettes will now be available to any consumer without risk of their shipments being seized. Prices will continue to go down, and the consumer has more choices when considering smoking cessation options.
Mr.Phillips states that due to the fact the e-cigarettes don’t contain tobacco and, therefore, do not contain harmful substances like tar and other harmful tobacco additives, eliminates the majority of health risks associated with tobacco smoke.
Mr. Phillips originally suspected the FDA would be against the import of such a product.
“There is no question they are influenced by the tobacco companies. The influence that Big tobacco has in a vast majority of decisions that are passed or vetoed in the United States pertaining to such cases. This is one that they simply could not win, and there not happy about it."
The electronic cigarette is a nicotine delivery device, but lacks the majority of harmful substances found in cigarettes. Most importantly, does not give of second hand smoke. So it does not harm the innocent people around you that do not smoke at all. And there is no risk of fire do to not being a combustible device such as a tobacco cigarette.t
“Traditional Cigarettes do not just go out when you stop smoking them, they continue to burn right down to the butt. This is very dangerous and is one of the main causes of accidental fire related deaths in the US. The Electronic Cigarette no question will save lives, that makes us very happy with the product we are selling to the American public. E-cigarettes can be used with absolutely no risk of fire,"Phillips added.
Phillips also states that due to the courts decision, eCigarettes4less will now begin negotiations with stores interested in selling their products. They expect electronic Cigarettes to be as common as the real thing in the coming 2010 retail year.
“We are very excited about our companies potential growth this year,” Phillps states that e-cigarettes are going to become a part of everyday life". states Phillips.
To Learn more about eCigarettes4less and its list of products and e-cigarette accessories, visit www.ecigarettes4less.com.
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29 May Thank You Everybody
I just want to thank everyone who has ordered from me so far! You have made this little business venture a success! What makes it even better is that I am helping people to find an alternative to Cigarettes! I wish you all luck on either quitting, or finding a healthier alternative to conventional smoking.
Thank You and God Bless,
Joseph Phillips
CEO E-Cigarettes4less,LLC
27 May E-cigarette Videos
Welcome to ecigarettes4less! I have included some videos below to help educate you about the benefits of using our product. Be sure to check them out!
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