Amademokhrasi nabameli abamelene nogwayi bayakugxeka FDA ngokungenzi okwanele ukulawula izinkampani zokwenziwa zokuphefumula kanye nemikhiqizo ye-nicotine yokwenziwa. Bathi ukwehluleka kwe-FDA ukusebenzisa umthetho ngokugcwele nokusula yonke imikhiqizo engagunyaziwe emakethe kubeka izingane zaseMelika engcupheni.
NgoMashi, indlu yengqungquthela yaphasisa umthetho onikeza i-FDA amandla okulawula i-nicotine yokwenziwa. Ngaphansi komthethonqubo omusha, izinkampani ezikhiqiza imikhiqizo ye-nicotine yokwenziwa kufanele zithole imvume ye-FDA ngaphambi kokumaketha imikhiqizo yazo ngomhla ziyi-14 kuNdasa. Baphinde babeka umhla ziyi-13 kuNtulikazi njengomnqamulajuqu wokuthi izinkampani zikhiphe noma yimiphi imikhiqizo engagunyaziwe emakethe.
Nokho, ngosuku lomnqamulajuqu, izinkampani eziningana, ezifana I-AZ Swagg Sauce LLC kanye ne-Electric Smoke Vapor House LLC, bezisathengisa imikhiqizo ngaphandle kwemvume ye-FDA, futhi ngenxa yalokho, i-FDA yakhipha isexwayiso kulezo zinkampani.
Njengamanje, i-FDA icubungula izicelo zemikhiqizo engaphezu kwesigidi esisodwa evela kubakhiqizi abangaphezu kwama-1. Futhi, isikhungo sokulawula sisafika kwabadumile vape alahlwayo Ibha ye-Puff. Embikweni wayo, i-FDA ikhiphe izincwadi eziyisixwayiso eziyi-107 eziya kubathengisi ezinsukwini eziyi-14 ezedlule ngokubeka ngokungemthetho imikhiqizo ye-nicotine engezona ugwayi efana nogwayi we-e kanye namajusi e-vape ezinganeni.
Esitatimendeni sakhe, uBrian King, umqondisi we-FDA's Center for Tobacco Products, uthe i-FDA isakhathazeke kakhulu ngokwanda kwemikhiqizo kagwayi we-elekthronikhi engazange ihlolwe yi-FDA futhi engekho emthethweni emakethe. I-FDA izothatha isinyathelo ngokumelene nanoma iyiphi inkampani emakethe imikhiqizo yayo ngokungemthetho ngokwephula umthetho.
Kodwa-ke, ngisho nezitatimende "Zempumelelo" ezivela ku-FDA, u-Myers washesha ukuveza ukuthi ukungakwazi kwe-FDA ukuhlangabezana nomnqamulajuqu omisiwe wokukhipha yonke imikhiqizo engagunyaziwe emakethe kuyaqhubeka nokubeka izingane eziningi zaseMelika engcupheni.
Izenzo ze-FDA azimangazi kwabanye abenzi bomthetho. Eqinisweni, Izigele u-Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) kanye noSusan Collins (R-Maine) bake bazwakalisa ukukhathazeka kwabo ngokuthi i-FDA ingase ingakwazi ukuhlangabezana nomnqamulajuqu. Baze bacela uKhomishana we-FDA uRobert Califf ukuthi asuse ngokushesha yonke imikhiqizo engagunyaziwe emakethe.
UDurbin no-Collins babengamasenenja amabili abalulekile asekela ngokuqinile ukunikeza i-FDA amandla okulawula izinkampani zokwenziwa ze-nicotine kanye nezinkampani zokwenziwa zomphunga. Ngokusho kwabo, ukungenzi lutho kwe-FDA ngalolu daba kubeka abantu baseMelika, ikakhulukazi izingane, engcupheni. Baphinde baphawula ukuthi abakhiqizi be-vape abanezicelo ezinqatshiwe bazame ukuqondisa inqubo yemvume ye-FDA ngokushintshela ku-nicotine yokwenziwa.
Esitatimendeni sakhe, uDurbin uzwakalise ukukhathazeka ngokuthi i-FDA ayenzi okwanele ukulawula abakhiqizi be-e-cigarette. “I-FDA kufanele ivikele bonke abantu baseMelika ikakhulukazi izingane zethu. Ngicela i-FDA ukuthi igcine ibuyele ezingqondweni. Iphutha ohlangothini lokuphepha komphakathi, ohlangothini lwezingane, hhayi izinkampani zikagwayi. Lokhu kuwa kwamahhala emnyangweni wezomthetho e-FDA akucabangeki. Akuphephile eMelika. Futhi akuphephile ngekusasa lethu.”
Futhi ngenkathi i-FDA izama ukushiya lokho okulindelwe, iqembu le-American Vapor Manufacturers lathi umnqamulajuqu we-FDA "Akunakwenzeka ukuhlangabezana." U-Amanda Wheeler, umongameli weqembu, uthe, “Akufanele kumangaze ukuthi ezinye izinkampani azikwazanga ukuhambisa imininingwane eqinile nezidingo zobufakazi kusenesikhathi. Lokhu kuphazamiseka kwakamuva kukhombisa ukuthi i-FDA ingancamela ukuphendukela kosopolitiki abakholelwa ukuthi bazi kangcono kunezigidi zabantu baseMelika manje esezophoqeleka ukuthi babuyele kugwayi njengoba kuvinjelwa imikhiqizo eminingi ekhipha umhwamuko.”
