FDA is currently seven months delinquent on acting on a court-order to review e-cigarette applications, which has allowed companies like JUUL to continue hooking kids WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today spoke by phone with Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Dr. Robert Califf about the agency’s delay in comprehensively regulating the e-cigarette marketplace to protect public health. During today’s call, Durbin urged new Commissioner Califf to finally conclude FDA’s review of premarket tobacco product applications (PMTAs) for e-cigarette products, now seven months past the court-ordered deadline for the review. While FDA has reviewed nearly seven million PMTAs it received, the agency has yet to act on e-cigarette products most often used by children, including JUUL. Under the Tobacco Control Act , e-cigarette manufacturers must prove to FDA that entry on the market would be “appropriate for the protection
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EDWARDSVILLE - The new owners of Cleveland Heath - Gina and Evan Buchholz - were welcomed recently with an Edwardsville/Glen Carbon Chamber of Commerce ribbon cutting. For the last decade, this beloved restaurant has been a staple of downtown Edwardsville. Gina and Evan plan to maintain the farm-to-table concept including seasonal items and have plans for a few upgrades to enhance the dining experience. While reflecting on the first few months of ownership Gina said: "We're very excited to be part of this neighborhood and the community is amazing to be a part of." She also shared there are "a lot of fun and exciting things to come." Supporters from the local business community included front row: Sam Fink (Holmes Insurance Agency), Angela Warren (Bank of Madison County), Laura Mattson (First Community Credit Union), Kristy Armstrong (restaurant patron), Gina and Evan Buchholz (Cleveland Heath), Lauren Smith (Royal Banks of Granite City), Mary Jo Smith (Hospice of Southern Illinois),
ALTON - The Alton Education Foundation hosted the annual Guardians of Education Recognition & Appreciation event this past week at the Post Commons in Alton and again it was a special event. This open house event featured exhibits from the 2021 teacher grant awardees. Coffee and pastries were served. The format was a little different this year as grant recipients had stations and showcased what they had done with their grants. Elaine Kane of the Alton School District said the district for years has so much appreciated what the foundation does for the schools. Ann McLaughlin coordinated the breakfast as this year's chair and did an excellent job, Kane said. “It is inspiring,” Kane said. “It is a group of volunteers and a group of donors committed to our teachers and schools,” she said. “They really go out of their way to show support and affirmation of the work our teachers do every day. It allows our teachers to be innovative and creative. I don’
ALTON - Marquette Catholic's Sammy Hentrich is off to a sensational start for the 2022 track and field season for the Explorers. Sammy is the Tucker Automotive Repair & Tire, Inc., Female Athlete of the Month for Marquette Catholic High School. Sammy's Coach Tim Turnbeaugh describes her as one of the "catalysts" for his Marquette girls' team in 2022. The coach said Hentrich, a junior, so far this season has recorded a 13.64 time in the 100, 28.14 in the 200, 55.14 in the 300 hurdles, long jumped 14-0.5 outdoors, and long jumped 15-10 in the Jersey Winter Thaw indoors, one of the best jumps in the state. The 15-10 jump is "fantastic," her coach said. She also had a best of 8.57 in the 60-meter dash indoors. Coach Turnbeaugh said Sammy was 25th in the final rankings indoor. She is working towards the peak time and performance in the long jump when the state series comes around. "She is working very hard to get back to IHSA State Meet on May 19, 2022," the coach said. "So far this
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