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Thursday, July 23, 2009
FDA Warns Against the Use of E-Cigarettes
We previously reported on the new use of “e-cigarettes”, a battery powered device that contains cartridges filled with nicotine and other chemicals and are spiced with flavors such as chocolate, cola, or bubble gum. Manufacturers of e-cigarettes, such as Smoking Everywhere, advertise them as a “healthy” way to smoke. The FDA announced yesterday, however, that a laboratory analysis of e-cigarettes revealed that they contain carcinogens and toxic chemicals such as diethylene glycol, an ingredient used in antifreeze.
E-Cigarettes have not been submitted to the FDA for evaluation or approval, so the FDA has no way of knowing what exactly is in the cigarettes. The only way the FDA can determine the levels of nicotine or other chemicals in the devices is through the limited testing that the FDA has completed. The cigarettes do not contain any health warnings comparable to FDA-approved nicotine replacement products or conventional cigarettes. Not only is the FDA concerned about the carcinogenic chemicals it found in the cigarettes during lab testing, it is also concerned about the fact that the device is marketed and sold to young people through its availability in a variety of flavors. Experts have expressed concern that the e-cigarettes could increase nicotine addiction and tobacco use in young people.
Anyone that suffers an adverse event or product quality problems through the use of e-cigarettes, they should be reported to the FDA’s MedWatch Adverse Event Reporting Program at http://www.fda.gov/Safety/MedWatch/default.htm.
For more information, see the FDA Press Release at:
http://www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/Newsroom/PressAnnouncements/ucm173222.htm
See the CNN News Story at:
http://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/07/22/ecigarettes.fda/index.html?eref=rss_health
E-Cigarettes have not been submitted to the FDA for evaluation or approval, so the FDA has no way of knowing what exactly is in the cigarettes. The only way the FDA can determine the levels of nicotine or other chemicals in the devices is through the limited testing that the FDA has completed. The cigarettes do not contain any health warnings comparable to FDA-approved nicotine replacement products or conventional cigarettes. Not only is the FDA concerned about the carcinogenic chemicals it found in the cigarettes during lab testing, it is also concerned about the fact that the device is marketed and sold to young people through its availability in a variety of flavors. Experts have expressed concern that the e-cigarettes could increase nicotine addiction and tobacco use in young people.
Anyone that suffers an adverse event or product quality problems through the use of e-cigarettes, they should be reported to the FDA’s MedWatch Adverse Event Reporting Program at http://www.fda.gov/Safety/MedWatch/default.htm.
For more information, see the FDA Press Release at:
http://www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/Newsroom/PressAnnouncements/ucm173222.htm
See the CNN News Story at:
http://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/07/22/ecigarettes.fda/index.html?eref=rss_health
Labels: carcinogen, diethylene glycol, E-Cigarettes, FDAm nicotine
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