Information on how the OFT can initiate investigations under the Competition Act 1998 (the Act) can be found on the OFT’s website. The OFT has published a number of guidelines on its website which will give you more detail on how we assess concerns under the Act. You may wish to view the following guidelines;

Abuse of a Dominant Position http://www.oft.gov.uk/shared_oft/busines...oft402.pdf

Agreements and Concerted Practices http://www.oft.gov.uk/shared_oft/busines...oft401.pdf

Quote:Over five days, this conference will be the main meeting point for all those interested in harm reduction, and an invaluable platform for advocacy, debate, and discussion. For nearly two decades, these events have been the key forum for the dissemination of harm reduction ideas and practice, and have helped to put harm reduction on the map.

Quote:Prohibits the sale of electronic cigarettes to minors; prohibits distribution or sale of any item containing or delivering nicotine that is not defined by law as a tobacco product or approved by the United States food and drug administration for sale as a tobacco use cessation or harm reduction product.


TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the public health law, in relation to
prohibiting the sale of electronic cigarettes to minors and in relation
to prohibiting the distribution or sale of any item containing or deliv-
ering nicotine that is not defined by law as a tobacco product or
approved by the United States food and drug administration for sale as a
tobacco use cessation or harm reduction product

PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: This bill seeks to ban the sale and
distribution of items containing or delivering nicotine that are not
currently classified as tobacco products or approved as tobacco use
cessation or harm reduction products by the U.S. Food and Drug Adminis-
tration (FDA) and also to prevent minors from purchasing these products.

SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: The bill would amend the Public Health
Law by amending Section 1399-cc to include electronic cigarettes in each
subsection and defining an electronic cigarette in subsection (d).

The bill would also amend the Public Health Law by adding a new Section
1399-mm-1. The section provides that products containing or delivering
nicotine and intended for human consumption shall not be distributed or
sold unless the FDA has given approval. The section further provides
that the attorney general may issue an order compelling compliance with
this provision and further grants the court the ability to impose a
civil penalty for violations of this law.

JUSTIFICATION: Recent advertisements have touted "e-cigarettes" as a
healthier alternative to traditional tobacco consumption and as a tobac-
co cessation product. These electronic cigarettes are battery-operated
devices that vaporize cartridges filled with nicotine, flavor and other
chemicals that the user inhales. Advertisements for these products omit
any mention of FDA testing that found users inhale carcinogens and toxic
chemicals such as diethylene glycol, an ingredient found in antifreeze.

Given the unregulated nature of this product, there is no way of knowing
the amount of nicotine in each cigarette, the amount that is delivered
with each inhalation, or the contents of the vapor created in the proc-
ess. "E-cigarettes" are often marketed and sold to young people and are
readily available online and in shopping malls. They are produced in
different flavors, such as chocolate and mint, in order to increase
their appeal to all segments of the population. These products also
lack any health warnings comparable to FDA-approved nicotine replacement
products or conventional cigarettes. These devices are often made over-
seas in countries with less stringent standards for product quality than
exist in the United States.

Quote:One of our lovely members, Lolli, is doing a live radio broadcast, about the e-cig's propsed ban, tomorrow morning with her local radio station BBC RADIO SOLENT 96.1 FM 103.8 FM at about 7.30 am.

Please come & give her loads of support in this thread :

http://allaboute-cigarettes.proboards.co...thread=289

You can hear the broadcast online live or listen again via :

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/radio/bbc_radio_solent/

You can also either email the show or ring in with your comments on the e-cig

Thanks in advance everyone for any support.

Chrissie

Quote:Just as a heads up we are initiating step 1 of dealing with the MLX NCP consulatation by adding this footer on all pages all sites. Any other distributor feel free to use it. Off course if your applying for an MA from the MHRA you wont need to.


WARNING: the electronic cigarette will not cure a smokers addiction to nicotine, the electronic cigarette serves the same purpose as a tobacco cigarette- it delivers its user nicotine. If you do suffer from the disease of Tobacco/Nicotine Dependence Syndrome and want to take steps to give up smoking or cut down the quantity of cigarettes you currently smoke. We recommend you visit your health care provider to discuss NRT (Nicotine Replacement Therapy) or a nicotine harm reduction programme.


Please Note: We are not a pharmaceutical company and we do not produce medical products.


We are also in the process of finalising details that we believe have a rock solid chance of allowing all sellers to be selling their NCPs for recreational purposes, to still be selling un hindered after JUNE the 21st.

Sellers going for a medical license we agree should be banned from selling till their approval is received.

IE we agree to option 1 for all companies claiming medicinal purpose for their products.

So if i achieve what i expect only sellers who will be banned from selling will be companies that believe their products are medicinal the rest of us will be ok.

Lots of work to do but im happy i have a soloution..