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FDA Public Meeting Agenda

August 27, 2010
By Editor

FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION Center for Tobacco Products (CTP) Tobacco Products Scientific Advisory Committee (TPSAC) Gaithersburg Marriott Washingtonian Center 9751 Washingtonian Boulevard, Rockville, MD 20878 August 30, 2010 PROPOSED AGENDA On August 30, 2010, the committee will receive a report from the Tobacco Product Constituents Subcommittee and discuss a proposed initial list of harmful...
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The Twilight Zone

August 27, 2010
By Editor
The Twilight Zone

I call this living in the Twilight Zone. Surely, you recall that Rod Serling television production, The Twilight Zone? And if you can remember that, you probably recall  his opening lines: There is a fifth dimension, beyond that which is known to man. It...
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FDA Scientific Body to Meet

August 18, 2010
By Editor

More from the FDA: On Monday Aug. 30, the Food and Drug Administration’s Tobacco Products Scientific Advisory Committee will hold a meeting beginning at 8:30 a.m. at the Gaithersburg Marriott Washingtonian Center, 9751 Washingtonian Blvd., Gaithersburg, MD. The meeting lasts until noon. I love this:...
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CTP Stakeholder Discussion Series Sessions

August 18, 2010
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Believe me when I tell you, we all have a dog in this fight. Please check out the FDA story and schedule on this big, big event. If you are a retailer and near Atlanta, then a one-day trip for this session may prove to...
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Time to Wad the Drawers

August 11, 2010
By Editor
Time to Wad the Drawers

    If you haven’t done so, you need to click on over to PipesMagazine.com and read the piece on the new federal proposal to distinguish pipe tobacco from roll your own tobacco. We are trying to get one solid voice to tear down the...
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Your Suggestions Needed!

August 5, 2010
By Editor

Hang on! We got something for you to do, and this means YOU! I would like for you to go to our spanking new Tobacco Talk page  and take a look at a new Alcohol, Tobacco and Trade Bureau (TTB) proposal that will eventually distinguish between pipe tobacco and...
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