UN Ozone Protocol To Ban Asthma Inhalers Over Environmental Concerns

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UN Ozone Protocol To Ban Asthma Inhalers Over Environmental Concerns

Dangerous, damaging and ridiculus. It's a regulatory FAIL Trifecta

By Rightwingconspirator

Environment • September 2011 • Views: 1,213

weeklystandard.com

Remember how Obama recently waived new ozone regulations at the EPA because they were too costly? Well, it seems that the Obama administration is would rather make people with Asthma cough up money than let them make a surely inconsequential contribution to depleting the ozone layer:

Asthma patients who rely on over-the-counter inhalers will need to switch to prescription-only alternatives as part of the federal government’s latest attempt to protect the Earth’s atmosphere.

If true this hits me right at home. China & developing nations need do nothing about ozone emissions, so asthma patients take the hit. Go figure.

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9 comments

Bob Levin Fri, Sep 23, 2011 1:45:16pm

Drug companies make these really expensive, without insurance. And I suspect that if you're buying over the counter asthma meds, that's an issue.

The system is sooooo broken, I wouldn't even know where to begin to fix it.

Gus Fri, Sep 23, 2011 1:48:54pm

Obama administration? Well, let's have a quick look shall we?

From the FDA:

FDA first began public discussion about the use of CFCs for epinephrine inhalers in January 2006. FDA finalized the phase-out date for using CFCs in these inhalers and notified the public in November 2008.

Do note the years.

Romantic Heretic Fri, Sep 23, 2011 2:00:22pm

I saw 'dailystandard' and decided not to click on the link. Just another Ministry of Truth™ outlet in my opinion.

Gus Fri, Sep 23, 2011 2:04:26pm

Here's the rule from the Federal Register:

Use of Ozone-Depleting Substances; Removal of Essential-Use Designation (Epinephrine)

A Rule by the Food and Drug Administration on 11/19/2008

Summary

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA), after consultation with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), is amending FDA's regulation on the use of ozone-depleting substances (ODSs) in self-pressurized containers to remove the essential-use designation for epinephrine used in oral pressurized metered-dose inhalers (MDIs). The Clean Air Act requires FDA, in consultation with the EPA, to determine whether an FDA-regulated product that releases an ODS is an essential use of the ODS. FDA has concluded that there are no substantial technical barriers to formulating epinephrine as a product that does not release ODSs, and therefore epinephrine would no longer be an essential use of ODSs as of December 31, 2011. Epinephrine MDIs containing an ODS cannot be marketed after this date.

Click on the link for more information. As you can see by the date of the final rule, November 11, 2008, this was done under the Bush administration. Thus, characterizing this as an "Obama administration ban" is misleading.

OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin Fri, Sep 23, 2011 2:38:54pm

When all else fails, and even when it doesn't, blame Obama. e_e

HappyWarrior Fri, Sep 23, 2011 3:14:09pm

re: #2 Gus 802

Obama administration? Well, let's have a quick look shall we?

From the FDA:

FDA first began public discussion about the use of CFCs for epinephrine inhalers in January 2006. FDA finalized the phase-out date for using CFCs in these inhalers and notified the public in November 2008.

Do note the years.

Damn Obama for doing this while he was president elect!

Political Atheist Fri, Sep 23, 2011 4:15:00pm

re: #2 Gus 802

Obama administration? Well, let's have a quick look shall we?

From the FDA:

FDA first began public discussion about the use of CFCs for epinephrine inhalers in January 2006. FDA finalized the phase-out date for using CFCs in these inhalers and notified the public in November 2008.

Do note the years.

Whatever administration. And this administration could push this out.

Political Atheist Fri, Sep 23, 2011 4:16:04pm

re: #5 OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin

When all else fails, and even when it doesn't, blame Obama. e_e

Fine, I blame Bush. The headline is not my point, the idea that the chemicals in inhalers is a threat to the environment is. Tiny amounts here, ya know?

Gus Fri, Sep 23, 2011 6:58:40pm

Couple of more tidbits of history. The CFC control is part of the Montreal Protocol. In the USA it's covered by an amendment to the Clean Air Act:

Confirmation

As of September 16, 2009, all countries in the United Nations, the Cook Islands, Holy See, Niue and the supranational European Union have ratified the original Montreal Protocol[10] (see external link below), Timor-Leste being the last country to ratify the agreement, bringing the total to 196. Fewer countries have ratified each consecutive amendment. Only 167 countries have ratified the Beijing Amendment.[3]

In the United States, the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 (P.L. 101-549) contain provisions for implementing the Montreal Protocol, as well as explicit, separate authority for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency‎ to regulate ozone depleting chemicals.

Ronald Reagan and Margaret Thatcher signed the protocol in 1987.

Letter from Ronald Reagan to the U.S. Senate:

"THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release December 21, 1987

To the Senate of the United States:

I transmit herewith, for the advice and consent of the Senate to ratification, the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer, done at Montreal on September 16, 1987. The report of the Department of State is also enclosed for the information of the Senate.

The Montreal Protocol provides for internationally coordinated control of ozone-depleting substances in order to protect public health and the environment from potential adverse effects of depletion of stratospheric ozone. The Protocol was negotiated under the auspices of the United Nations Environment Program, pursuant to the Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer, which was ratified by the United States in August 1986.

In this historic agreement, the international community undertakes cooperative measures to protect a vital global resource. The United States played a leading role in the negotiation of the Protocol. United States ratification is necessary for entry into force and effective implementation of the Protocol. Early ratification by the United States will encourage similar action by other nations whose participation is also essential.

I recommend that the Senate give early and favorable consideration to the Protocol and give its advice and consent to ratification.

Ronald Reagan The White House December 21, 1987"

Source - [Link: www.epa.gov...]

Yes. That's Ronald Reagan's name you see over there. While it may seem like inhalers contain small amounts of CFCs the total amounts due to the mass quantities of production and production loss add up to significant amounts of CFCs being released into the atmosphere. Obviously, this seemed like enough of a threat for even Ronald Reagan to be a part of the groundwork.

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