{"id":2493,"date":"2014-05-30T15:30:57","date_gmt":"2014-05-30T22:30:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.costulessdirect.com\/?p=2493"},"modified":"2014-05-30T15:30:57","modified_gmt":"2014-05-30T22:30:57","slug":"e-cigarettes-regulation-is-coming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.costulessdirect.com\/blog\/e-cigarettes-regulation-is-coming\/","title":{"rendered":"E-cigarettes Regulation is Coming"},"content":{"rendered":"
E-cigarettes, or electronic cigarettes, are battery-operated products designed to deliver nicotine, flavor and other chemicals into an aerosol that is inhaled by the user. E-cigarettes were first developed in China and were introduced to the U.S. in 2007. A tobacco-free product, e-cigarettes are actually vaporizers; instead of burning tobacco, a liquid is heated and turns into vapor, which is then inhaled, or “vaped.” Unlike with alcohol, there are no laws on the books yet for driving under the influence of being vaped, so e-cigarettes won\u2019t raise your car insurance rates<\/a>.<\/p>\n This multibillion-dollar industry (sales hit more than $1.5 billion in 2012) is about to be put under the Food and Drug Administration\u2019s (FDA) microscope. The FDA plans to begin regulating electronic cigarettes, banning sales to minors and requiring manufacturers to put health warnings on these battery-powered devices.<\/p>\n While FDA has not evaluated any e-cigarettes for safety or effectiveness, several areas of concern were cited after they conducted laboratory studies of various samples.<\/p>\n What FDA found:<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2022\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Substandard or non-existent quality control manufacturing processes.
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Cartridges labeled as containing no nicotine contained nicotine.
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Three different electronic cigarette cartridges with the same label put out a very different nicotine amounts with each puff.<\/p>\n