Posted on 07/29/2022 9:56:33 AM PDT by algore
The Food and Drug Administration's top tobacco scientist has accepted a job at tobacco giant Philip Morris International, just weeks after he signed off on the company's latest vape product.
Matt Holman, chief of the office of science in the agency's Center for Tobacco Products (CTP), announced his departure from the FDA on Tuesday, effective immediately, after having served at the agency for more than 20 years.
His departure adds to ongoing trouble within the FDA's tobacco control division, which is currently under review by agency commissioner Robert Califf.
It also follows the division's loss of Mitch Zeller, who retired in April after serving as CTP director for nearly a decade. Brian King, who announced Holman's resignation in an internal memo, was appointed director earlier this month
Changes to CTP's organizational structure come amid FDA efforts to regulate the vaping market and just weeks after the agency temporarily reversed its June decision to ban Juul e-cigarettes from being sold in stores.
Philip Morris, although most known for its production of Marlboro cigarettes, is also a producer of e-cigarettes, heated tobacco and oral nicotine products.
At CTP, Holman played a key role in e-cigarette approvals, including IQOS, a 'heat-not-burn' tobacco device produced by Philip Morris International (PMI).
Although IQOS isn't currently sold in the US due to patent issues, it could possibly face new FDA reviews if those issues were to be resolved.
The product is currently sold in Korea, Japan and other countries, but the firm hopes to resume sales in the US next year.
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The corruption and arrogance of this government has no bounds.
Revolving door.
Money........
Almost always the answer.
As we already knew.
But the firm hopes to resume sales in the US next year.
Congress holds emergency meeting the smell of money is in the air.
so unsign or cancel or whatever you do
Uneducated brainwashed indoctrinated think it’s a crime for a person to sell his services and skills.
This has been going on since the day the FDA was created.
So it seems the Altria check has cleared for The Big Guy to now get approval for this new venture after the same FDA declared their Juul product line illegal.
Gee, I am sure this is all a big co-winky-dink.
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