- “The agency’s fear of Type II errors inhibits drug development and harms patients.” [John Cohrssen and Henry Miller, Regulation]
- Where’s the agency headed under Trump? [Alex Tabarrok; more on slow FDA hiring] Further on drug prices [Ira Stoll]
- Which is more dangerous: the battery pack in a vaping set-up, or getting between Sen. Schumer and a camera? [Nick Gillespie; Steven Greenhut and David Bahr on the case against the FDA’s “deeming” rules]
- Speaking of things the new administration should try to undo, don’t forget the bad stuff the agency is up to on pipes and cigars [Rick Newcombe, Reason]
- Cal. Gov. Brown signs “right to try” legislation [L.A. Times] Advocates propose federal version [Liz Szabo, MedCityNews] Related earlier;
- FDA peculiarly confident that radical reductions in salt intake in food supply will result in health benefits [Ronald Bailey, Reason]
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The vaping regulations looked like an arbitrary giveaway to the tobacco industry by making it impossible for any small corporation to make a vaping device, but the batteries are a different issue. I think the estimates about the number of incidents (below 100) are way too low. I personally know of about that many instances, and that’s just by way of hearing from other lawyers, about other lawyers, etc. The battery fires are common enough to be a niche for some personal injury lawyers.
” I think the estimates about the number of incidents (below 100) are way too low. I personally know of about that many instances, and that’s just by way of hearing from other lawyers, about other lawyers, etc. ”
Maybe you’re over counting by double and triple counting incidents because you’ve heard the same incident slightly differently told by multiple sources.
” and that’s just by way of hearing from other lawyers, about other lawyers, etc.”
That’s hearsay, not personal knowledge. Personal knowledge implies first hand involvement.
Quite frankly it sounds to me like the friend of a friend sources typical of urban legends.