FDA Deeming Regulations of Vapor Products

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11/24/15

National Call to Action! Make a Call to stop the FDA from banning nearly ALL vapor products from the market!

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In addition to sending an email, please make a call to support a provision (Sec. 747) in this year’s budget bill which could save the U.S. vapor industry from being destroyed by the overbearing and burdensome FDA premarket application process.

 

CASAA is asking members to voice support for a provision in this year’s budget bill that would change the grandfather date for products that are about to be subject to the FDA’s tobacco regulations. This provision

Sun Nov 22 2015 at 11:35 am PST [email protected] (Julie Woessner)
DEADLINE for Comment is TUESDAY, November 24, 2015. I. Background The FDA is requesting…

http://blog.casaa.org/2015/11/fda-call-to-action-submit-comments-on.html

 

Post on 11/21/15 

Deadline Tuesday 11/24/15

FDA Call to Action: click here—> Submit Comments on FDA’s Proposed Intended Use Regulation

DEADLINE for Comment is TUESDAY, November 24, 2015.
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CASAA – The Consumer Advocates for Smoke-free Alternatives Association

5 Things You Can Do Right Now To Save Vaping!

(1)  Call the White House! Urge President Obama to demand that the FDA re-work their deeming regulations to allow most vapor products to remain on the market. We have provided talking points HERE.

White House: (202) 456-1111
Alternate Number: (202) 456-1414

(2)  Send a Message! While you’re waiting to be connected to the White House (or after you’ve completed your call), please send a message to your US Representative and Senators urging them to support and co-sponosor HR 2058.

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(3)  Join CASAA! It’s easy, it’s free, and we will keep you up to date on information and opportunities to take action to protect your access to vapor products.

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(4)  Register To Vote! Millions of vapers, including YOU, have the power to influence government decisions by electing candidates who support vaping!

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(5)  Tell your story! Please visit CASAA’s Testimonials Project and tell us about your experience with low-risk, smoke-free products like e-cigarettes and snus.

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NEW PETITION FOR VAPER SIGNING

Takes 1 minute and will help save our vaping community!

VapeSling LLC will have their employees on the phone with congress and senators after we reach 100K to qualify.

At this time we are at 62k. only 38k to go.

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New Post 11/13/15 from CASAA.org

FDA Deeming Regulations of Vapor Products Moves Forward

The planned “deeming regulation,” with which the FDA will assume regulatory authority over e-cigarettes, has finally started moving forward again. It is now under review at the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), the White House office that is tasked with making sure regulations create more benefits than costs. There is little doubt that the proposed regulation will eliminate the legal market for 99.99% — perhaps even 100% — of the products over which FDA asserts jurisdiction after a grace period. (The grace period in last year’s draft version of the regulation was two years.) There is an unconfirmed rumor that FDA will attempt to ban all non-tobacco flavors almost immediately.

CASAA is currently working on our presentation to OIRA at a meeting that is scheduled for December 15, 2015. This is a process in which we and other petitioners are required to provide analysis to OIRA without the benefit of seeing the exact current regulation. However, we have every reason to believe that it is, unfortunately, basically the same as the draft FDA published last year. As of now, it is our assessment that OIRA altering or rejecting this proposed regulation is the best hope of saving the diverse e-cigarette marketplace until Congress changes the law. (Please note that some have suggested that individual vapers try to schedule meetings with OIRA. We are not recommending this to our members. We are, however, asking consumers to submit their stories as part of CASAA’s Testimonials Project. We will be sharing those testimonials with OIRA at our meeting next month.)

You will find some of ongoing analysis of the current situation posted by CASAA’s Chief Scientific Officer, Dr. Carl Phillips, on his antiTHRlies blog. Already posted are why this is not really regulation (but rather a ban pretending to be regulation) and why the history of FDA’s actions (and the US government more generally) related to low-risk smokeless tobacco suggest that FDA will not behave moderately or rationally once it has authority. If you want to read about the implications of FDA regulation in more depth, check out CASAA’s comment on the draft version of the regulation (pdf).

Watch For CASAA’s Survey

We will be launching a survey of our members that will provide critical information we can present to OIRA. Please watch for the invitation to participate and then do so. This is an important survey that could make a real difference, but we will need members to participate!

To continue this and our other work, CASAA depends on member donations to be able to keep fighting on your behalf. We do not charge membership dues, but we ask that you consider making a donation of any size.


 

CASAA Files Comments With FDA

CASAA recently filed two comments on FDA’s proposed rules about child-safety features for e-cigarettes and dissolvable smokeless tobacco products. Our main comment on the proposed rules can be found here. In it, we point out that consumers could genuinely benefit from appropriate warning labels and child-resistant packaging. However, we also make it clear that those modest benefits cannot possibly justify the FDA’s deeming regulation. We also wrote this response to one of the many comments from anti-tobacco activists that — as we predicted — were trying to use this reasonable proposal as an opportunity for vilifying e-cigarettes and nicotine. That comment period is now closed. Before it closed, hundreds of CASAA members responded to our Call To Action and submitted their own comments.

Two New Directors Join CASAA Board

CASAA is pleased to announce that Brian Carter, PhD and Bruce Nye have joined our board of directors!

Dr. Brian Carter’s field of study is addictive behaviors with a focus on the pharmacological, psychological, and behavioral foundations of tobacco and nicotine use, dependence, and motivation. As a former faculty member in the Department of Behavioral Science at the University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, he conducted multiple National Cancer Institute funded laboratory studies on the emotional, genetic, physiological, and behavioral aspects of nicotine use in cigarette smokers. His work has been published in the journals Addiction, Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology, Nicotine and Tobacco Research, and other national and international outlets. He lends his expertise to the review of current research on smoke-free alternatives, collaborates on research projects with other tobacco harm reduction scientists, and assists with the preparation of CASAA’s science-based reports to government agencies and the public at large.

Bruce Nye, RN made the switch to electronic cigarettes on September 27, 2012, immediately ending a 43-year smoking habit he had failed numerous times by all other means to stop. He retired in 2003 from his first career of 25+ years engineering software and hardware solutions as a consultant to become an award-winning nurse specializing in acute care of trauma / surgical patients at a Level I Trauma Center in the Midwest for over 10 years. He joined CASAA as a member within months of discovering vapor products and quickly became an active and passionate advocate for THR. Bruce brings to CASAA’s leadership a strong ability to strategize and craft communications in the legislative, regulatory, and public arenas.

Successful Fundraising For Study

CASAA has completed our fundraising for a study on claims that e-cigarettes and other low-risk products are a gateway to smoking – thanks again to all who donated! A grant was awarded to Karyn Heavner, PhD, a long-time Tobacco Harm Reduction (THR) researcher who is the principal investigator for a research team that includes CASAA’s Carl V Phillips. As you may know, gateway claims play a major role in anti-vaping rhetoric and policy proposals. The research will trace back to their sources prominent claims that there is such a gateway effect occurring, and critically evaluate whether those sources really support the claim. We expect that this research will be very useful for advocacy, providing the first comprehensive look at whether any scientific support exists for this common claim. You can view the research proposal here.

Global Tobacco Networking Forum

CASAA representatives presented at the GTNF, the world’s leading tobacco industry meeting, which now tends to focus more on e-cigarettes than all other products combined. You can read here the presentations by CASAA Executive Director Julie Woessner, JD, and CASAA Chief Scientific Officer Carl V Phillips, PhD.

More FDA Rules

FDA has issued a new proposed rule that could have major implications limiting anything vendors can say about alternatives to smoking. This is complicated and we are reviewing it, with the expectation that we will issue a Call to Action and also submit a comment on behalf of the consumers we represent.


 

These Calls To Action are still active as of the time this newsletter was sent.

U.S.: Support HR 2058 that would change the “grandfather date” for FDA e-cigarette regulation.

California: A ballot initiative (15-0081) has been proposed that would redefine e-cigarettes as “tobacco products” and enact a damaging tax on liquids and devices. CA residents are urged to register to vote so they can Vote NO on the initiative when it is added to the ballot next year. CASAA will issue an alert in the coming weeks.

Cook County, IL: Take action now to oppose a damaging per-milliliter tax on e-liquid by contacting County Commissioners.

Everyone: If you used e-cigarettes, smokeless tobacco, or some other tobacco harm reduction product to quit smoking and have not yet provided a CASAA Testimonial, please add your story to the nearly 7,000  we have already collected! The testimonials are an important tool in our advocacy efforts, providing hope and inspiration to those considering making the switch and also helping regulators, policymakers and legislators to understanding that vapor products really do work and that real people’s lives are being affected. Testimonials collected will be presented to OIRA at our meeting in December to help OIRA understand the profound implications of these policies on the lives of consumers who rely on these products.

 

Recently Closed Calls To Action

These deadlines for these calls-to-action have passed, but they are listed FYI. If you live in these places, you should have received an email asking you to take action. (If not, please update your contact information!)

 

VapeSling Wholesale Website ordering

VapeSling Wholesale Website ordering

VapeSling incorporated a convenient manner in which to place your VapeSling Wholesale order.

This additional ordering method is simply to shop our retail store and checkout using a Wholesale coupon code. The wholesale rate is for 45% off our MSRP. We would offer 50%, however, PayPal fees associated with this process, forces us to offer 45%. Thank you for understanding when choosing this payment method.

Please request your Wholesale code from: [email protected]

The code will be restricted to your email address and unlimited in uses.

Legacy Slings and Options are unavailable for wholesale, nor this method.

Displayed is our updated color chart.

Cord Colors for VapeSling® V2.0 Original and Half-Pint Styles
Cord Colors for VapeSling® V2.0 Original and Half-Pint Styles

Our website is limited and all the colors and cord type are not displayed. Please choose any color available on the website to get to checkout. At checkout tell us your real color and cord choices on the blank comment area. If you wish, send an email to [email protected] with these color (from color chart) choices as well.

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New Vape Petition to OBAMA for Vapers

New Vape Petition to OBAMA for Vapers to sign

Takes 1 minute and will save our vaping community!

https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/urge-fda-re-work-deeming-regs-so-life-saving-vapor-products-can-remain-market

We need 100k signatures just to qualify…last check: a sad 17k! updated NOV 4th

Please help and tell everyone that votes to sign NOW!!!!

There is an email verification before you can sign. Once the verification is done (5 sec) you can go ahead and sign the petition to the White House. LETS KEEP OUR VAPING COMMUNITY!

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VapeSling® at Vapor Dynasty in Phoenix

VapeSling® at Vapor Dynasty in Phoenix

VapeSling® will be attending Vapor Dynasty in Phoenix Oct 15th – 17th, 2015. We are thrilled to be among some of the finest vendors, exhibitors, and of course, the Vapor Dynasty guests. Once again, we will be offering another great chance of winning your own VapeSling. Visit our VapeSling booth #112, pick up the dice, roll “Snake Eyes” on our lucky Craps table to win any of our Legacy Slings. While you’re there, check out our latest innovation. Our latest VapeSling® models…no, not our lady models…our new Vape holder models! The new product line is called VapeSling® V2.0. There are 2 styles available. Our Original and Half-Pint styles. Both styles are excellent Vape Holders. Come see what the differences are and which you may like better.

The Vapor Dynasty crowd will enjoy a first look and feel of these new Patent Pending offerings, such as the new ZIPster HP, HandCheck and our new release, the Ring Sling.

As with all our Vape holders, Vapes of ALL SIZES, WEIGHT and SHAPE are supported, comfortably and securely. Your Vape’s weight is supported by our proprietary PVC reinforced canvas cradle. Two ply’s of PVC are sandwiched together between 2 layers of tough canvas. Making our cradle incredibly strong and liquid-proof. We manage to compress the completed cradle down to a 1mm thickness. Allowing good connection between your atty and Vape battery.

If you are attending the show, come by Booth #112 VapeSling® at Vapor Dynasty in Phoenix Oct 15th – 17th, 2015. To show customer appreciation we will offer 50% off your entire order if you subscribe to our website, mention this post and say the words “Ring Sling”. Please follow us on IG, Twitter and FaceBook.

More on Vapor Dynasty EXPO:

Prepare yourself for the Vapor Dynasty Expo, Arizona’s Premier E-Cig and Vapor Expo returns bigger and better to the Phoenix Convention Center October 16th-18th 2015, featuring 50,000 plus square feet of vaping utopia and over 125 vaping related exhibitors from around the globe including Product and E-Liquid Manufacturers, Distributors, Wholesalers, Local Vapor Shops & Groups, Vape Industry Related Services,Vaping Advocacy Groups, Vape Reviewers & Celebrities. We also have your wining and dining needs covered featuring 2 fully stocked bars and a food cafeteria. Fear not, we didn’t forget about your entertainment needs, tons of stage and vendor giveaways, a featured live DJ and main stage entertainment is all present at Vapor Dynasty Expo 2015. We will bring you up to date on the most current information in the vaping world during our special guest keynote speaker presentations. So whether you own an established company in the industry and/or looking to meet new clients, a vaping hobbyist or maybe just curious about this amazing industry, the Vapor Dynasty Expo has it all.

VapeSling® Wholesale

VapeSling® Wholesale

FOR Vape Shops and Distributors ONLY

NOT FOR INDIVIDUAL SALES

  • Please contact us at: [email protected]
  • Include your company name and contact info in your email
  • Minimum Order Quantity: 10 items.
  • Freedom to order exactly what you want on your VapeSling® (*details below)
  • Free shipping on all wholesale orders
  • Wholesale Brochure available upon request
  • Invoice, delivery ETA and shipment tracking provided

Your order will be inspected and counted before shipment for accuracy.

All products arrive individually packaged with their respective product card. Product cards bear no price.

Copy of initialed “Inspector Invoice”, enclosed and shipped with every order.

!NEW! Full Custom Ordering

Your Wholesale business and satisfaction are very important to us. With this in mind, we offer Custom Builds at no extra charge.

As of September 1st 2015, all VapeSling® Wholesale orders are custom builds when your order is submitted.

Cording type and color choices

With the development of VapeSling® V2.0 product line, we install 2 types of premium cording on any V2.0 product (both V2.0 Original and Half-Pint style). The only product exception is the Bling Sling Luxe, which only uses Suede cording.

 Choices:

  • 550 Tactical Military grade Paracord (7 strand core; holds 550lbs)
  • 650 Tactical Flat Paracord (no core; holds 200lbs).

Colors:

Cord Colors for VapeSling® V2.0 Original and Half-Pint Styles
Cord Colors for VapeSling® V2.0 Original and Half-Pint Styles

Just indicate which Cord type and color when ordering.

Please let us know of any suggestions you may have to help us improve your ordering experience.

Thank you for your Business!

Vape on the go with Average Joe

Vape on the go with Average Joe

AverageJoe Half Pint
AverageJoe Half Pint

V2.0 Average Joe “Half-Pint Style” by VapeSling®

Note:

  • A VapeSling® Voltage test was conducted.
  • There are no Voltage Drops when using a VapeSling®.
  • Half-Pint Style holds better than 25lbs
  • All V2.0 models have a Lifetime Guarantee
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AVGJOE_HP_Front

The V2.0 Average Joe HP Style is an adjustable length neck lanyard. It is an excellent fit for all e-cig sizes, from small e-pens to large 26650 Mods. Your device will remain upright in a comfortable position. Can be worn in or outside of your shirt or top.

The Average Joe will fit the 510 connector on all shapes of battery shells available. EGO batteries will fit as well. The cradle is designed to allow the 510 connection on all EGO batteriest to fit in securely. All 510 Atty’s will screw on your EGO style battery easily.

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AVGJOE_HP_vape

If you use an EGO Atomizer (EVOD, mini atty, etc.), we provide a 510 to EGO adapter. The 510 to EGO adapter provides the wider EGO threads for any EGO Atomizer whether you are using a 510 Mod or EGO battery.

Specs for Average Joe:

  • Neck Lanyard
  • Adjustable length
  • 650 coreless Flat ParaCord
  • Dual, reinforced, liquid proof, black canvas
  • Fits all 510 devices

NEW V2.0 MODster HP Mod Holder

NEW V2.0 MODster HP Mod Holder

V2.0 MODster Half Pint Style from VapeSling®

MODsterHP
MODsterHP

Note:

  • A VapeSling® Voltage test was conducted.
  • There are no Voltage Drops when using a VapeSling®.
  • Half-Pint Style holds better than 25lbs
  • All V2.0 models have a Lifetime Guarantee

The MODster from VapeSling® is a heavy duty adjustable length sling.

MODsterHP_back
MODsterHP_back

Worn cross-body, this sling allows the user to hold the largest and heaviest mods on the market. The MODster is an excellent fit for all large 18650 and 26650 and Box Mods. Whether, BOX, Cylindrical, triangle or any geometric shape device, will be held comfortably and securely by the MODster.

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MODsterHP_side

Tested at weights exceeding those that exist for any Mod in the vape market, the MODster is sure to hold your device securely as well as comfortably.

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MODsterHP_vape

The MODster from VapeSling® will also fit the 510 connections on EGO batteries. The center aperture on the MODster cradle is designed to allow the 510 connection on all EGO batteries fit in securely. All 510 Atty’s will screw on easily. If you use an EGO Atomizer (EVOD, mini atty, etc.), we provide a 510 to EGO adapter to accommodate the threads. The 510 to EGO adapter provides the wider EGO threads for any EGO Atomizer whether you are using a 510 Mod or EGO battery.

Specs for MODster:

  • Cross-Body Sling for comfortable weight distribution
  • Adjustable Length (0-30″)
  • 650 Military grade coreless flat paracord
  • Dual, reinforced, liquid-proof black canvas Cradle
  • Logo Embroidered and stitched Cradle
  • Fits all 510 devices

For the latest news or product debuts, check our “Latest News” or follow us on Twitter, IG and FaceBook.

VapeSling® V2.0 Half-Pint Style

VapeSling® V2.0 Half-Pint Style

New from VapeSling®

Our latest Patent Pending innovation is the “VapeSling® V2.0 Half-Pint Style”. This style sports the same integrity and quality we put in to our “Original Style” slings. However, Half Pint slings use half the cradle, materials and labor letting us pass the savings to you. The same great Mod Holders at half the price. All “HALF-PINT Style” slings (except HIPster) are equipped with adjusting buttons for varying lengths. Another benefit is the new “open face” design. Your atty is in full view and unobstructed for immediate vaping.

Flat Cording: 3 of the 5 Half Pint Models use “650 Tactical coreless” flat paracord. We chose flat cording for a new degree of comfort and strength. This cording is tested at 200lbs and like the original 550 paracord, is available in several attractive colors.

The only minor difference between the Half-Pint and Original Slings is the load capacity. The Half Pint Style can handle 25-30lbs while the Original Style will hold beyond 100lbs (see our Load Test by NTS engineering). Since portable Mods rarely weigh beyond 5 lbs. we found this data to be inconsequential for performance data.

There are 5 models available in Half-Pint Style:

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HIPster_HP_Backpack

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AVGJOE_HP_Front
AVGJOE_HP_Front

 

 

 

MODsterHP_back
MODsterHP_back

 

 

 

 

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ZIPsterHP_vape

 

 

 

 

Carry your Mod with the best and secure Vape-on-the-Go Mod holder.

Get your VapeSling® V2.0 Half-Pint Sling today and enjoy the security your dear Mod deserves.

#handcheck HandCheck™ by VapeSling®

V2.0 HandCheck™ by VapeSling®

HandCheck™
HandCheck™

HandCheck™ by VapeSling®

Note:

  • A VapeSling® Voltage test was conducted.
  • There are no Voltage Drops when using a VapeSling®.
  • Half-Pint Style holds better than 25lbs
  • All V2.0 models have a Lifetime Guarantee
HandCheck_hold
HandCheck_hold

This model was developed to accommodate users with a secure method of hand carry or HandCheck.
This latest creation using our Patent Pending concept is the V2.0 HandCheck™ from VapeSling®.

This new sling model is a Hand Sling Mod Holder. As with all our Slings, Mods of ALL SIZES, WEIGHT and SHAPE are held, comfortably and securely. Your Mod’s weight is supported by 550 Military grade paracord and our proprietary reinforced canvas. The cording is adjustable and extends up to 9″.

Handcheck_letgo
Handcheck_letgo

Never worry about losing or letting your Mod fall again. Take out your best Mods…you know, the one Mod you cherish the most and are so reluctant to take her out, that she never seen daylight. Sling her up on your new secure HandCheck™ and IG #handcheck safely.

Attachment is done with the cradle sandwiched between the Atty and the Batty (Atomizer and Battery). Your Mod will be in full display and always ready to vape.

 

Handcheck_umbrella
Handcheck_umbrella

The HandCheck™ will also fit the 510 connections on EGO batteries. The center aperture on the HIPster cradle is designed to allow the 510 connection on all EGO batteries fit in securely. All 510 Atty’s will screw on easily. If you use an EGO Atomizer (EVOD, mini atty, etc.), we provide a 510 to EGO adapter to accommodate the threads. The 510 to EGO adapter provides the wider EGO threads for any EGO Atomizer whether you are using a 510 Mod or EGO battery.

Get yours today!

Specs for HandCheck™:

  • 0-9 inch adjustable length
  • 550 Military grade paracord
  • Stitched and embroidered, Dual, reinforced, liquid-proof, black canvas
  • Fits all 510 devices

For the latest news or product debuts, check our “Latest News” or follow us on Twitter, IG and FaceBook.

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VapeSling® Vape/Mod Holders Lifetime Guarantee

VapeSling® Lifetime Guarantee
Guaranteed

VapeSling® is committed to earning your trust in our company and products. We stand by our products and our promise of premium quality, functionality, and customer satisfaction.

As a VapeSling® customer, you are assured top quality and integrity for your Vaping Device to be held securely. For additional assurance, we provide our VapeSling® Lifetime Guarantee. Your VapeSling (V2.0) is guaranteed to never break for “LIFE”. When you purchase your VapeSling V2.0, rest assured that it will never break while being properly used. However, in the unlikely event a break occurs, your VapeSling V2.0 is guaranteed for LIFE and will be replaced for free.

Conditions for VapeSling® Lifetime Guarantee

The following conditions apply for your VapeSling replacement*:

  • Please send broken VapeSling to: VapeSling LLC, 10624 S. Eastern Ave., STE A-838 Henderson, NV 89052
  • Please describe how the break occurred
  • Please enclose “proof of purchase” (receipt from vape shop or website) when shipping
  • Provide your name and shipping address for replacement to be shipped
  • Lifetime Guarantee may be void (cut with a knife, etc.)
  • This Guarantee is not for wear and tear.

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