Tag: E-cigarettes
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Uphold FDA’s regulatory authority over vapes, heated tobacco products
Senator Pia Cayetano opposes the bill seeking to ease government restrictions on e-cigarettes, including the removal of FDA’s authority to regulate these products.
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Pia: Congress has jurisdiction to tax e-cigarettes
Amid rising concerns in many countries about the health risks of electronic cigarettes and vapes, Senator Pia S. Cayetano reiterated that Congress has the jurisdiction to impose higher taxes on these products as a means to regulate their use. The chairperson of the Senate Committee on Ways and Means, Cayetano made the assertion at…
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Pia on e-cigarettes: ‘Less harmful’ does not mean ‘safe’
If there was one clear takeaway from the Senate’s latest committee hearing on proposals to raise ‘sin’ taxes, it’s that electronic cigarettes (e-cigs) are “definitely” not safe and could pose risks to people’s health, Committee on Ways and Means Chair Senator Pia S. Cayetano asserted. The panel on Thursday (September 5) conducted its third public…