Register by Nov. 25 – E-cigarette Workshop
The FDA Center for Tobacco Products will host a public workshop series on December 10 and 11, 2014, the purpose of which is to gather scientific information and stimulate discussion about electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) and the public health. Individuals who wish to attend the public workshop must register by November 25, 2014. Click here for more information.
The purpose of this workshop is to gather scientific information and stimulate discussion among scientists about electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes). This is the first of a planned series of workshops intended to obtain information on e-cigarettes and the public health. Comments regarding the proposed rule were submitted prior to Aug. 8, 2014.
If the deeming rule is finalized as proposed, e-cigarettes that are tobacco products would be subject to FDA regulation under the FD&C Act. As stated in the proposed deeming rule, FDA “is aware of the recent significant increase in the prevalence in e-cigarette use.”
There is much to be learned about these relatively new entrants to the market. These workshops are intended to better inform FDA about these products. Should the agency move forward as proposed to regulate e-cigarettes, additional information about the products would assist the agency in carrying out its responsibilities under the law. This would be true regardless of the details of any such final rule. Accordingly, FDA is working to obtain such information now rather than waiting for the conclusion of the deeming rulemaking.
The focus of this first workshop will be product science (specifically device designs and characteristics, and e-liquid and aerosol constituents), product packaging, constituent labeling and environmental impact. Future workshops will address the individual health and population health effects of e-cigarettes.
Who Should Attend this Workshop?
Scientific and medical experts; other interested participants from academia, public health organizations, federal, state and local government agencies; the tobacco industry; and other interested stakeholders.
Registration to Attend the Workshop in Person or by Webcast:
If you wish to attend the workshop in person or by webcast, you must register by submitting either an electronic or written request no later than November 25, 2014.
Please submit electronic requests here. Persons without Internet access may send written requests for registration to Caryn Cohen (see Contact for Questions, below).
Requests for registration must include the prospective attendee’s name, title, affiliation, address, email address if available, and telephone number. Registration is free and you may register to either attend in-person or view the live webcast. Both seating and viewership are limited, so early registration is recommended. FDA may limit the number of registrants from a single organization, as well as the total number of participants, if registration reaches full capacity.
For those registrants with Internet access, confirmation of registration will be emailed to you no later than November 26, 2014.
Onsite registration may be allowed if space is available. If registration reaches maximum capacity, FDA will post a notice closing registration here.
FDA Invites Public Comments on E-Cigarettes and the Public Health
To present oral comments at the workshop:
For those attending the workshop in person, FDA will hold an open comment session on the topics on Dec. 11, 2014 from approximately 8:45 am to 9:45 am, during which comments from the public will be accepted. If you would like to speak during the open comment session, please indicate this at the time of registration and provide the specific topic of your presentation. FDA will do its best to accommodate requests to speak. Individuals and organizations with common interests are urged to consolidate or coordinate their remarks and request time for a joint presentation. FDA will determine the amount of time allotted to each speaker and provide instructions to speakers ahead of the meeting. You may request an opportunity to present during the open comment session when you register for the workshop.
Persons registered to give public comments must check in at the registration table by 8:30 am on December 11, 2014, in order to keep their time to speak.
FDA will post the webcast along with complete transcripts on their website as soon as they are available.
Contact for Questions:
Caryn Cohen
Office of Science; Center for Tobacco Products
Food and Drug Administration
10903 New Hampshire Avenue, Building 75
Silver Spring, MD 20993
Telephone: 1-877-287-1373 (choose Option 5),
e-mail: [email protected]
