John Pursell - Comment

Document ID: FDA-2011-N-0467-0060
Document Type: Public Submission
Agency: Food And Drug Administration
Received Date: December 23 2011, at 12:00 AM Eastern Standard Time
Date Posted: February 13 2012, at 12:00 AM Eastern Standard Time
Comment Start Date: December 6 2011, at 12:00 AM Eastern Standard Time
Comment Due Date: January 19 2012, at 11:59 PM Eastern Standard Time
Tracking Number: 80f885bd
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This is comment on Proposed Rule

Non-Face-to-Face Sale and Distribution of Tobacco Products and Advertising, Promotion, and Marketing of Tobacco Products; Extension of Comment Period

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Dare I say that this proposal is like skating on thin ice, because even with clicking on a button saying that you are over 18 is like saying someone daring you not to speed. This is inviting all kinds of problems as minors who do have a debit/check card could use that to purchase the tobacco. About the best way to avoid this problem is to ask banks if they would be willing to incorporate age verification information when you enter card information while purchasing a product. Certain unmentionable sites have a "click if you are over 18" button before you can get to the main site, this offers no protection from kids wanting to breag the rules, they might go so far as to use a parent's card to make the purchase effectively circumventing the safeguards that would hopefully be put in place.