Philip Bradbourn Conservative MEP reply. Not happy

[robdelmar]

Got a reply from Philip Bradbourn MEP -press ofice

Dear Mr. XXXXXX
Please note that I also respond on behalf of Malcolm Harbour MEP and Anthea
McIntyre MEP as I take responsibility for all constituency enquiries from
your area.

Based on your correspondence I have made further enquiries and I have
received the following information on this issue:

I can confirm that there are no plans to directly ban e cigarettes at an EU
level. Instead e cigarettes, which are above the threshold of 2mg of
nicotine, are going to be re-classified as cessation medical products rather
than tobacco products and therefore they will be covered by Medical Device
legislation which is also under consideration by the EU institutions rather
than being encompassed with the revision of the Tobacco Products Directive
that you referenced.

It should be clear that although this reclassification will not ban
e-cigarettes. It will necessitate a prolonged period of research, and
require many more complex certification standards to be reached in order
allow sales in a number of outlets . Furthermore, since they will be viewed
as medical products it is likely that they will not be as widely available
in everyday retail stores and instead they will probably have restrictions
to which points of sale they can appear.


Thank you again for your email.

Yours faithfully

Philip Bradbourn OBE MEP


Realy not happy

[lordbarby]

They just don't get it

[Roger]

He is so far behind what is/has happened it's not true

[collie2011]

Ooooh this just demands a bombardment of leaflets etc to them. Are they on Twitter? Maybe a Twitter bomb lol

[Jen]

Erm...isn't his information totally wrong?? What a noob

[Karma]

Apr 16, 2013 17:56:45 GMT Jen said:

Erm...isn't his information totally wrong?? What a noob

Unfortunately, some misinformation is just reaching some folk 

[robdelmar]

What I dont understand is that I have seen replys from other Conservative MEP's that are far more posative, how can these be so far out of sync

Any ideas how to best counter this, cant think straight atm, fuming

[djs]

I can confirm that there are no plans to directly ban e cigarettes at an EU
level. Instead e cigarettes, which are above the threshold of 2mg of
nicotine, are going to be re-classified as cessation medical products rather
than tobacco products and therefore they will be covered by Medical Device
legislation which is also under consideration by the EU institutions rather
than being encompassed with the revision of the Tobacco Products Directive
that you referenced.

It should be clear that although this reclassification will not ban
e-cigarettes.

No, but it'll EFFECTIVELY BAN useful e-cigarettes. Even if nicotine liquid does get some medical approval, it'll mean we become slaves to the pharmaceutical industry. (or break the law)

[Jen]

Apr 16, 2013 18:04:14 GMT djs said:

No, but it'll EFFECTIVELY BAN useful e-cigarettes. Even if nicotine liquid does get some medical approval, it'll mean we become slaves to the pharmaceutical industry. (or break the law)

Hm, a life of crime for me then

[matt1988]

robdelmar I would email him back saying, would he like to Contact Martin Callanan for the latest information on e-cigarettes and ask him how he views the issue, and why he feels that way?

It would be better for him to hear it from a fellow conservative, rather than us bombarding him and just ignoring it.

[davess]

Apr 16, 2013 18:05:10 GMT Jen said:

Apr 16, 2013 18:04:14 GMT djs said:

No, but it'll EFFECTIVELY BAN useful e-cigarettes. Even if nicotine liquid does get some medical approval, it'll mean we become slaves to the pharmaceutical industry. (or break the law)

Hm, a life of crime for me then

A lifetime of crime for me as well. F*** 'em.

[donov6]

This guy defo likes to think he is priminister by the sounds of it..

[MarkS]

I would also make him aware of the 5 times electronic cigarettes have been classed as medicinal products that the courts in each EU country have over turned the decision. Hence there will most certainly be a legal challenge on such a decision.

As well I would ask for his justification for voting for such a proposal when current evidence regarding electronic cigarettes shows them to be at least 90% less harmful than normal tobacco cigarettes which will still be available on the open market and free from some restrictions.

I would end by asking would his decision be based on health or financial concerns (i.e tax revenue etc).

[robdelmar]

Thanks for your input guys, going to hunt down some suitable links to relevent studies or is there a list of links already listed

[matt1988]

Apr 17, 2013 17:30:39 GMT robdelmar said:

Thanks for your input guys, going to hunt down some suitable links to relevent studies or is there a list of links already listed

ECCA would be a good place. Tonnes of links to studies there. But I would rather post him Martin Callanan's email, and maybe Cc Martin you could also add Martins email to that email.

I doubt if he is that far out of touch will want to know, but sending him links to studies won't help IMO.