From: SMOKEFREE@compuserve.com
Date: Mon, 08/18/08
Mitch Zeller has informed me that there is no deadline for submitting
public comments to the FDA regarding NY State Health Commissioner Richard
Daines' petition urging the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to make
Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT) products (that are marketed as smoking
cessation aids, and are far less hazardous alternatives to cigarettes) more
consumer friendly. Thanks Mitch.
So many opportunities remain to submit comments in support of this
long-overdue common sense proposal.
To submit a comment, go to:
http://www.regulations.gov/fdmspublic/component/main?main=DocketDetail&d=FD
A-2008-P-0116
Then click on the "Add Comments" icon to the right of the first document
titled "State of New York Department of Health - Citizen Petition" with ID
number
FDA-2008-P-0116-0001
The petition specifically requests the FDA to:
1. Allow the sale of over-the-counter (OTC) nicotine replacement therapy
(NRT) in all retail locations where cigarettes are sold, including in
convenience stores, gas stations, tobacco specialty stores, grocery stores,
and other retail businesses that sell tobacco;
2. Allow OTC NRT to be sold in "daily" units (containing an amount of NRT
that would typically be consumed in a 24-hour period) at prices competitive
with one 20-count pack of cigarettes and allow OTC NRT to be advantageously
positioned relative to cigarettes and other tobacco products in order to
promote the sale of OTC NRT products; and
3. Modify labeling requirements in order to fully disclose to smokers the
benefits of OTC NRT use relative to continued cigarette use, with risks
associated with OTC NRT compared to risks associated with continued
cigarette use.
Bill Godshall
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