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Governor Whitmer’s Executive Ban on Vapor Products Is a Hazard to Public Health

September 4, 2019

PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. , Sept. 4, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Today the Consumer Advocates for Smoke-free Alternatives Association (CASAA), a non-profit grassroots consumer organization advocating in support of tobacco harm reduction as a necessary strategy to reduce…

Walgreens, resist calls to deny people access to safer alternatives

June 4, 2019

On February 7, 2019, the now former FDA Commissioner, Scott Gottlieb, filed a complaint seeking a No Tobacco Sales Order (NTSO) for a Walgreens location in Miami, FL. A primary concern expressed in…

CASAA Announces New Board Members

April 8, 2019

The Consumer Advocates for Smoke-free Alternatives Association i s pleased to announce some welcome additions to our Board of Directors! Doug Carter has more than 40 years of experience in the computer industry.…

2018 In Review: Thank You To Our Supporters!

February 18, 2019

As 2019 came roaring in with the introduction of more than 175 bills in state legislatures, we’re reaching out to let our members know how grateful we are for your support of CASAA…

CASAA Speaks in Support of Modified Risk Tobacco Products at FDA

February 14, 2019

On February 6-7, 2019, the Tobacco Products Scientific Advisory Committee (TPSAC) met to consider Modified Risk Tobacco Product (MRTP) applications submitted by Swedish Match and U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Co. Why is this important?…

CASAA Submits Written Testimony in Opposition to NYC’s Proposed Flavor Ban (Int. No. 1362-2019)

February 1, 2019

On January 30, 2019, the New York City Committee on Health met to receive testimony from anti-tobacco activists, harm reduction advocates, consumers, and other stakeholders with regard to an ordinance (int. no. 1362-2019),…

CASAA’s Comment to FDA on Flavors

July 19, 2018

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued an advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM), Regulation of Flavors in Tobacco Products, to obtain information related to the role that flavors play in tobacco products.…

CASAA Submits Comment to FDA Regarding Nicotine Limits

July 17, 2018

Image from FDA.gov The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued Tobacco Product Standard for Nicotine Level of Combusted Cigarettes, an advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM) seeking public comment for…

CASAA Announces 2018 Board Election Results

April 12, 2018

We are pleased to announce that CASAA’s Board of Directors recently elected Bruce Nye as President of the Board and Jennifer Berger-Coleman as Vice President of the Board. We are also excited to…

CASAA to FDA’s TPSAC: PMI’s modified risk claims should go further!

January 25, 2018

Full text of statement below. Please note that a portion of our statement was omitted during the presentation due to time constraints. In the interest of transparency, we have included the omitted COI statement…