The Burning Issues Around Vapor
Richmond partner Bryan Haynes was mentioned in a June 19 Convenience Store News article about the second-annual Vapor Expo International show that was held in Rosemont, Illinois, during the third week of June and that focused on the ever-evolving world of vapor products. The event kicked off on June 17 with a legal/analyst “double-header perspective” that offered industry overviews from Bryan and Bonnie Herzog, managing director of beverage, tobacco and convenience store research at Wells Fargo Securities LLC. Per the article, Haynes cut right to the chase with his take on what’s been heavy on participants’ minds over the past year – the expectation for finalizing the FDA’s deeming regulations, which were proposed last April.
“They said they’d hoped to finalize them by June; my expectation is they will be finalized this year, but then they still have to go through the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review,” Haynes said. “There’s normal time, government time and FDA time.”