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The FDA is still sorting out the details on how it expects to regulate electronic cigarettes. In an effort to learn more and educate the public a bit, the organization has scheduled a series of workshops — the first of which won’t happen until December. Perhaps this means the FDA expects certain news to be public by then.

The workshop is going to be held on the 10th and 11th. Presumably, the goal of the workshops is to gather scientific information and stimulate discussion about electronic cigarettes and the public health. The first will focus primarily on product science, packaging, labeling and environmental impacts. This already sounds like it will be slanted a bit against e-cigs.

You can read the full announcement for the first workshop right here. They’re even offering individuals that wish to present an opportunity to request time.

Let’s hope this is not similar to previous panel-style e-cig discussions. Organizers are notorious for asking almost nothing of real experts and researchers and instead laying the hard questions on small company representatives and private citizens ill-equipped to answer. The best we can do is prepare everyone as much as possible.

The FDA is also hosting a webinar next Tuesday on tobacco compliance. Though this isn’t necessarily directly related to electronic cigarettes, it seems possible the FDA hopes to apply the same restrictions to the e-cig world.