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v UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO ' DERICELEY • DAVIS • IRVINE • LOS ANGELES • RIVERSIDE • SAN DIEGO • SAN FRANCISCO INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH & AGING UCSF - ROOM N531 SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94143.0646 (415) 476-5902 August 25, 1988 Frank E. Young, M.D. Commissioner of Food and Drugs Food and Drug Administration Parklawn Building Rockville, 1•ID 20857 Dear Frank: • • I am writing to petition for the Food and Drug Administr:+.*.ion to regulate as a drug the proposed R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company';, "smokele-c" cigarette. I realize full well that the FDA does not usually consider traditional tobacco containing products as being under its jurisdiction. Hasn't the time come for the FDA to change its unrealistic and unscientific posture? This "smokeless" cigarette is not a traditional tobacco item and FDA regulation is required so that more stringent testing is e nsured before it is marketed to the general public. As former Director of the National Center for Health Statistics and current researcher in the area of the "Economic Costs of the Health Effects of Smoking" (see enclosed reprint), I feel strongly that FDA regulation of RJR's proposed nicotine delivery system is essential to prevent yet another addictive and fatal product from being introduced that affects the lives of millions of people. Sincerely, cc: Senator Alan Cranston Senator Pete Wilson Representative Ronald Dillums Representative Henry Waxman p-o155 ~ 8~ Cmo°~j