Expert Opinions Not Welcomed!

[foxy9212]

Says it all really : www.ecigarettedirect.co.uk/press-release/no-experts-says-mhra.html

The MHRA meeting now set for June 4th will not be requiring 'expert opinions' on the e-cigarette and that appears to confirm minds are already made up and all that is needed is a rubber stamp!

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[keef]

They should change that to ........ NO OPINIONS WELCOME ...... Expert or otherwise >

[Chrissie]

Unless I'm reading it wrongly, I can't see where they are saying they are not allowing/welcoming any expert opinions?

I can't see where they are saying they aren't allowing any expert opinions?

In a letter to companies in the industry, the MHRA claimed that they had not realised that the timing of their meeting - during a general election - was breaking their own rules.

This means that Professor Carl Phillips, who accepted a temporary position as a consultant to UK company Cigarette Direct after he was refused access to the meeting as an independent expert, will still not be able to give his advice to the body making such an important decision.


OK the above reads to me that they wouldn't accept Carl Phillips' as an independent expert & that now they have changed the date of the meeting, he can't attend now for that reason?

[foxy9212]

The article states that Carl Philips was "refused access" to the MHRA meeting - he was coming to the UK on other business at that time anyway so would have been available to give his 'expert opinion' at that time.

Fox

[Chrissie]

As Hifistud states in this ECF thread "As an independent expert, Dr. Phillips did not fall into that category"

www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/e-cigarette-news/87287-no-experts-allowed-e-cigarette-consultation-says-mhra-officialwire-press-release.html

As you will see at Smokey Joe's post #8, there is a new date for the stakeholders meeting. "Just heard that the stakeholder meeting is now Friday 4 June."