...In their article “Schumer pushes for regulations on e-cigs as more kids vape,” Shari Logan and Carl Campanile (2017) states that Sen. Chuck Schumer urges the federal government to reverse the decision to delay the regulation on e-cigarettes. According to Logan and Campanile (2017) more than 3 million middle school and high school students have used e-cigarettes in the past month. E-cigarettes were used by 11.3% of high school students nationwide, according to the Centers for Disease Control. Tobacco use by teens has dropped due to new laws that increase cigarette taxes and banning smoking in public venues, causing them to to switch to e-cigs. The article further states that e-cigarettes could remain on the market until at least 2022 because...
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...E-cigarettes are on the public health agenda and during the European Regional Committee of the World Health Organization the discussion around e-cigarettes were highly debated. A common topic was the dramatic rise in the marketing of e-cigarettes that is now being seen in many countries (McKee 2013) The availability of e-cigarettes makes it easy for anyone to purchase them and many small-scale e-cigarette producers have set up business during the past five years. They promote devices through advertising and social media. Images aimed at adolescents are similar to those previously used by the tobacco and alcohol industries. More recently tobacco companies have quickly entered the e-cigarette industry and bought up e-cigarette manufacturers and might be a whole new tobacco industry (Ashron 2014). It is fairly obvious that the “new tobacco industry” is aiming towards adolescents. This turn in the marketing and industry is not good news, because you would think that the whole purpose of e-cigarettes were to help people quit smoking, not getting people to start “vamping” (Kamrow 2013). The disagreements about e-cigarettes and its effect on public health have brought tension between individual benefits and the wider population perspective. There are many subjective reports that states that users of traditional cigarettes find e-cigarettes to be helpful in reducing smoking, however there are no strong evidence that proves e-cigarettes to be better than existing support, such as...
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...Banning Electronic Cigarettes on Aircrafts | | | | | | 1. This proposed regulation interests me since I have started flying more often and I wouldn’t want to sit next to someone smoking an electronic cigarette on an airplane. The seating on airplanes are so close together that you wouldn’t want to be able to smell the vapor from someone smoking an electronic cigarette even though it is barely noticeable. This proposed regulation is banning electronic cigarettes from commercial and international aircraft flights. I guess it would affect me and the company I work for since there are hundreds of people in our company that have to fly for business. The discomfort of having to smell an unusual odor even if it was a flavor odor from someone sitting so close to during a 2 -6 hour flight would not be enjoyable. 2. The proposal is intended to change any existing smoking regulations for airlines to ban the use of electronic cigarettes on any passenger flights both domestic and international. The DOT is implementing this change due to the marketing and promotional advertising to increase the popularity of the electronic cigarettes and they are concerned about any safety, health and discomfort concerns that may be imposed on the other passengers on the aircraft. 3. November 13, 2011 Subject: Docket # DOT-OST-2011-0044 – Office of the Secretary (OST) and Department of Transportation (DOT) - Proposed Rule: Ban Smoking of Electronic Cigarettes on Aircrafts ...
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...Assignment: GM520 1. Smoking of Electronic Cigarettes on Aircraft The regulation on E-cigarettes is from the Department of Transportation. This regulation is very interesting for me because I grew up around mostly cigarette smokers. My mother used to smoke, my father, my grandparents, my sisters and brothers. In the country that I came from, smoking is one of the cheapest vices. When you go out of your house you will never miss a person smoking. I chose this regulation because I am basically concerned about the air we breathe especially if we are a non-smoker. I have been on few flights myself and I have never encountered somebody smoking e-cigarettes myself. But, since this new technology is growing and although it has claimed to reduce the risk of real cigarette-smoking, we are still unaware of the negative impacts it may bring to the air quality within the aircraft, and the impact it brings to the high-risk passengers aboard the aircraft. This regulation may not affect the organization I am working for but it definitely affects me as an individual. I work in a bank as a teller and thrice this year I have been a passenger of a plane which is preferable to me than driving 6 hours. I love flying and I would definitely enjoy it more with clean atmosphere and without the disturbance of a passenger sitting beside me inhaling and exhaling vapors. But of course this is not only about me, but of the population that is aboard the aircraft. A plane may consist of elderly...
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...Electronic cigarettes, or e-cigarettes, have gained a considerable amount of popularity in the United States since its introduction. These hand-held, battery-powered devices initiate the appearance and function of a conventional cigarette. This is done when the atomizer heats up the solution and provides a nicotine vapor, instead of smoke, to the user (Mayo Clinic, 2013). Many of the manufacturers of electronic cigarettes boast the safety of these products although there are little evidence supporting that claim. Nevertheless, people continue to purchase them, and it is important to start implementing stricter policies on them. The Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act of 2009 gives the FDA authority to regulate the marketing, manufacture and sale of tobacco products (Products, 2013), but the original intent of the FDA is to regulate electronic cigarettes as therapeutic drug delivery devices because of the contents of the liquid. In 2010 the United States District Court of Appeals declares that electronic cigarettes should be considered tobacco products (Grana, 2013). Unfortunately, since this declaration, the FDA has not exercised regulatory authority over electronic cigarettes. A main reason for this is partly due to the government shutdown in October. Prior to this, the FDA has taken steps to provide a proposed rule to the Office of Management and Budget, which is currently reviewing it (Staff, 2013). In the absence of FDA regulation many states, localities...
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... IX. Online Marketing Strategy 8 * Keyword Strategy 10 * Search Engine Optimization Strategy 10 * Paid Online Advertising Strategy 10 * Social Media Strategy 10 X. Referral Strategy XI. Financial Projection XII. Conclusion EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Electronic cigarettes or e-cigarettes are the most popular form of electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) that take the form and shape of a cigarette but are operated by a battery and involve heating a concoction of chemicals, usually called e-liquid or e-juice, to produce a...
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... E-CIGARETTE Big tobacco companies are betting on e-cigarettes. Why are tobacco companies investing in a product that will directly compete with their most profitable product, cigarettes? With the use of these analytical frameworks it will help us to better understand this situation. PEST PEST Analysis of Global Trends – 2011-2016 Political * Increased emphasis in healthcare | Economic * Recovering/Growing | Social * Health conscientiousness | Technological * Battery life advances * Material utilization * Portability | Beginning with the PEST Analysis we can get a macro perspective on the trends. There has been a global emphasis on healthier lifestyles and pharmaceutical companies have already taken advantage. As a social trend it is increasingly popular to look good and be healthier. Food industries are staying away from synthetic ingredients and gyms are packed. The economy has slowly recovered and is now growing. With recent advances in cellphones batteries longevity and size has drastically gotten better and more efficient. Technology has made it easier to extract, mold and use material to our benefit. And with all these advances technology has gotten increasing more portable. Next we will analyze the e-Cigarette industry and try to understand why big tobacco companies want to join. Porter’s Six Forces Analysis Porter’s Six Forces Analysis of the E-cigarette Industry | Supplier Power – Low * Intellectual...
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...Should Electronic Cigarettes Be Regulated As Traditional Cigarettes? Recently, there has been a national discourse concerning the extent to which the government should meddle in the regulation and taxation of electronic cigarettes, or e-cigarettes. Some states are in favor of taxation on these products, but others are not. Anti-smoking advocates push for more restrictions and higher taxes for the product, but many others disagree, arguing that e-cigarettes are a healthy alternative to traditional cigarettes. As of right now, the Food and Drug Administration has no regulative control over e-cigarettes because they are currently not considered to be medical products. E-cigarettes are battery-powered substitutes which heat up liquid nicotine into a vapor. As such, they do not contain any of the additional hundreds of cancer-causing chemicals or tar that you would get from smoking tobacco-based cigarettes. The current marketing of the product is to attract current smokers to the product, rather than serve as a medical smoking cessation aide, which would have been under regulatory authority of the FDA. Because of this, they are considered to tobacco products, under the regulatory authority of the bureau of alcohol, firearms, and tobacco. However, as a newer product, they are not itemized on current tobacco-related laws, & don’t contain actual tobacco plant, therefore letting them escape the many penalties imposed on such products. We do not believe that it would make...
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...PHOTOCOPIED OR DISTRIBUTED. Philip Morris International Inc. TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS Company Overview..............................................................................................3 Key Facts...............................................................................................................3 SWOT Analysis.....................................................................................................4 Philip Morris International Inc. © MarketLine Page 2 Philip Morris International Inc. Company Overview COMPANY OVERVIEW Philip Morris International Inc. (PMI or 'the company') is one of the world's leading tobacco companies. It is engaged in the manufacturing and sale of cigarettes and other tobacco products. The company markets its products in more than 180 countries. It is headquartered in New York City, New York and employed about 91,100 people as of December 31, 2013. The company recorded revenues of $80,029 million in the financial year ended December 2013 (FY2013), an increase of 3.4% over FY2012. The operating profit of the company was $13,515 million in FY2013, a decrease of 2.5% compared to FY2012. The net profit was $8,576 million in FY2013, a decrease of 2.5% compared to FY2012. KEY FACTS Head Office Philip Morris International Inc. 120 Park Avenue New York New York 10017 USA Phone 1 917 663 2000 Fax Web Address http://www.pmi.com Revenue / turnover 80,029.0 (USD Mn) ...
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...INTRODUCTION Are electronic cigarettes (E-Cigs) dangerous? Some say yes, e-cigs are not only dangerous but they are also being marketed towards an adolescent demographic. Others side with the argument that these devices help traditional tobacco smokers stop smoking. Substantial evidence backing both sides of this debate have been analyzed. An electronic cigarette is a battery-powered device designed to resemble a regular tobacco cigarette. Almost every e-cig is composed of the following key components: a mouthpiece for inhaling vapor and holding the cartridge of juice, an atomizer which acts as a heating element, and a rechargeable battery to power the device (M. Johnson, N. Pennington, 2014 #612). “The use of the electronic cigarette simulates the act of smoking, and the colored light emitting diode even simulates the glow of tobacco. However, no actual smoke is generated with this device” (M. Johnson, N. Pennington, 2014 #612). Because there is no tobacco combustion in e-cigs, they are a much lower risk alternative when compared to traditional cigarettes. This also means that the absence of tobacco results in minimal regulation of the product (M. Johnson, N. Pennington, 2014 #612). Electronic cigarettes are available in stores and online to anyone regardless of age. Consumers of this product range from smokers trying to quit, to the nation’s youth who have never smoked before. Flavors such as gummy bear, cookies, and bubble gum get the attention of a youth market and poses...
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...E-Cigarettes are battery-powered devices that vaporize nicotine. They've been sold in the U.S. since 2007 and now have millions of users worldwide and nearly $2 billion in annual sales. They contain less toxic substances than traditional cigarettes do, but little is known about their health effects. Whether they help or hurt anti-smoking efforts is hotly debated. Some say they encourage smoking by letting people maintain their habit in places where cigarettes are banned. Keep this question in mind. Is smokeless tobacco better? Are E-Cigarette (E-Cigarettes) a safe alternative to a traditional cigarette? The California Department of Public Health declared E-Cigarette a health threat that should be strictly regulated like tobacco products as “vaping” (Using the E-Cigarette) grows in popularity. They also noted that E-Cigarettes emit a cancer-causing toxin Formaldehyde. Formaldehyde is found in many everyday things, such as: certain building materials, disinfectants and embalming fluid. Lab tests have shown that using certain E-Cigarettes at high temperature could emit more Formaldehyde. On some E-Cigarettes, there is a dial to change the amount of heat and liquid and test have...
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...places in the United States are making calls just like these. Why? Their kids are being poisoned by e-cigarettes due to an increase in the use of products. There has already been “at least 1 child death reported from unintentional exposure to a nicotine-containing ENDS solution” (Walley 1018). These poisonings will continue because the products don’t have to be childproof and come in fruit, candy and other flavors specifically targeting young children (CDC). Calls regarding poisonings from e-cigarette liquids have risen from 1 per month to 215 a month in just four years while the...
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...that has helped hundreds of thousands of people quit smoking under the false claims that it is more harmful than cigarettes. It has come to the realization of the e cigarette industry that there are many people who are reading about experiments done by the FDA that try to dramatize the dangers of e cigarettes. In the most recent attempt to ban electronic cigarettes the big tobacco industry has pushed an FDA ban on all electronic cigarette devices made past 2009. E cigarettes are far better than cigarettes in many ways and the FDA is trying to ban them to save the tobacco industry this is wrong they should be promoting this product as a safer alternative to smoking. Because of all the action against vaping, this essays purpose is to inform as many people as possible about what would happen if vaping was banned and the negative effects that would follow and let them determine how the FDA should handle e cigarettes. Smoke from cigarettes contain more than 7000 chemicals and 250 of those are known to be harmful. Some of the harmful chemicals include hydrogen cyanide, carbon monoxide, and ammonia and another 69 of these chemicals are known to cause cancer. (CDC) In e-cigarette juice there are at most 5 components. The base of e liquid is typically vegetable glycerin or VG or propylene glycol or PG. Both are in real cigarettes at higher doses than the e cigarettes. Both are used in some weird and nasty products like antifreeze but both are also FDA approved for use in food and...
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...proposed regulation interests me because since it is something that has become popular in the recent years and that it affects many people in the united states and in the world today. Yes, many people in the gaming industry smoke on a regular basics. It will not affect the business directly; just the workers in the industry. 2. The proposal is a consideration of applicable approval mechanisms and additional indications for nicotine replacement therapies (NRTs), and input on a report to Congress examining the regulation and development of innovative products and treatments for tobacco dependence. In more basic terms it is trying to get tobacco dependent treatments or mechanisms, such as electronic cigarettes, a chance to be officially approved by the FDA. 3. Six months after most people purchased e-cigarettes, 31% of these smokers said they'd quit cigarettes and two-thirds of them said they'd cut back on the number of cigarettes they smoked. A third of those who'd quit smoking also quit using e-cigarettes. But E-cigarettes have not been tested for efficacy and safety. Additionally, they are produced overseas with little oversight to ensure good manufacturing practices. To regulate this product identified chemicals and quantities that is used in this product, release pros and cons for this product, and put a warning label on the product about the risk of addiction to nicotine. I wish to accomplish in my comment was to help the FDA is that there is pros in the use of E-cigarettes...
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...health world. WebMD is not only partnered with the FDA, but each article that is published is first read before it is published. The other site reference is CBS news and I also find that they are a credible site. There is a split between the views and concerns that all stem around the e cigarette. The two different views are the e-cigarette is a great alternative to smoking and the other half think it’s going to lead teens to being addicted to nicotine. I personally would like to know what chemicals the manufacturers’ put in the vapor oil that is burned. Doheny, K. (2014). E Cigarettes Q&A. unknown: WebMD In this article it discusses the worry of E cigarettes. At this point the public and our health officials do not know what potentially effects that E cigarettes has on our health. Some even believe that they could be a gateway drug taking form of tobacco product and creating risky behavior for our underage individuals. Thankfully, The FDA has requested regulations for the industry. Up to this point officials do not know what compounds are in the production of the E cigarette. The regulations may take up to two years before they can closely monitor and regulate the industry of E cigarettes. I find that the article is credible. WebMD is in partnership with the FDA. The articles that are posted on WebMD are reviewed and verified by a licensed physician. WebMD also requires that the advertisements on their site to in good taste and has to be an true description of product...
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