| There has been many Electronic Cigarette bills | | | | Cigarettes but no concern regarding the |
| come to the table that are trying to ban the all | | | | substance being openly reported as an ingredient |
| new Electronic Cigarette. Currently there is one in | | | | used in Philp Morris cigarettes and used in them |
| New York. Many people who use Electronic | | | | since the early 1900's. |
| Cigarettes and businesses who sell them are | | | | This is the same ingredient that the FDA |
| seriously concerned with the bill and the wording in | | | | associated with anti-freeze in what some people |
| it. They are also concerned with some of the | | | | are calling a "Propganda Campaign" launched |
| reasoning and reports distributed by the FDA. | | | | against the Electronic Cigarette industry. |
| In the peoples eyes, some things wrong with the | | | | According to research, everything the FDA found |
| bill include: The bill mentions nothing about | | | | in Electronic Cigarettes is found in larger amounts |
| Electronic Cigarettes being able to become | | | | in real cigarettes, including diethylene glycol and |
| "defined by law" as a tobacco product. The bill | | | | any tobacco specific carcinogens and impurities. |
| offers no period of compliance for people who | | | | The rest of the FDA's concerns were regarding |
| are already in the industry. The bill will completely | | | | nicotine content being as advertised, and tobacco |
| ban the sale of Electronic Cigarettes in New York | | | | specific impurities. Nicotine content can easily be |
| state forcing people to go to other states. | | | | tested and discovered, instead of banning them, |
| The FDA, who is the original anti-ecigarette force, | | | | people think that this test could be added as a |
| has a few main concerns. The people think there | | | | regulation in the industry. |
| are some easy solutions and some major | | | | The tobacco specific impurities is a different |
| questions to be asked regarding their concerns. | | | | story, to acheive the level of detection that the |
| One of their concerns was the Diethylene Glycol | | | | FDA acheived, labs have stated that it could cost |
| Content. The diethylene glycol was found in 1 out | | | | hundreds of thousands of dollars to set up these |
| of 16 cartridges by a company E.Cig company. In | | | | tests. But labs that were researched for this |
| the other 15 cartridges there was not any | | | | press release stated that they did not see a need |
| diethylene glycol content found at all. Also, the | | | | to test at the level of detection that the FDA |
| content found was a trace amount. | | | | tested at. Some labs questioned it. The amounts |
| According to our research, there is a simple test | | | | the FDA found were trace amounts that were |
| that any lab offers to do, ranging from | | | | less than the FDA approved nicotine products, as |
| $500-$1500 depending on how many glycols you | | | | stated on the FDA report. |
| are testing for. We have personally spoken to | | | | This artricle was published on 27th April 2010 by |
| labs that claim they have tested the Electronic | | | | Licoln Anderson |
| Cigarette and have yet to discover diethylene | | | | Publish Question Electronic Cigarette Ban |
| glycol in any of them. | | | | The Electronic Cigarette, The Law and The User |
| Another very interesting fact is that Diethylene | | | | The Law introduced in the United Kingdom in the |
| glycol is listed as a "non-tobacco" ingredient. | | | | Health Act 2006, banned the use of tobacco |
| The people are wondering what gives politicians | | | | based cigarettes in public places. |
| and the FDA the right to use diethylene glycol, an | | | | The Act was introduced in response to where |
| active ingredient in tobacco cigarettes, which is a | | | | tobacco based cigarettes kills over 100,000 people |
| product that is legally sold, as a reason to | | | | each year in the UK, as lit tobacco produces tar, |
| condemn Electronic Cigarettes and the ban? Even | | | | carcinogens, carbon monoxide and up to 400 |
| though it was only found in 1 out of 16 cartridges | | | | other toxic substances. |
| in Electronic Cigarettes in only a trace amount? | | | | In Chapter 28 that incorporates the Smoking ban, |
| The people think that the government would | | | | the definition of smoking is stated as : smoking |
| have to ban real cigarettes as well for containing | | | | refers to smoking tobacco or anything which |
| the ingredient just as they are attempting to ban | | | | contains tobacco, or smoking any other |
| Electronic Cigarettes for it. | | | | substance, and smoking includes being in |
| "Diethylene Glycol" was used as Philp Morris's | | | | possession of lit tobacco or of anything lit which |
| differential advantage over their competitors in | | | | contains tobacco, or being in possession of any |
| the early 1900's. They claimed that it was better | | | | other lit substance in a form in which it could be |
| for your throat and it has been consumed in real | | | | smoked. |
| cigarettes for almost a hundred years now and it | | | | The user of a electronic cigarette device is |
| is still in them! | | | | excluded from this Act as the device contains no |
| The FDA and politicians are portraying public | | | | tobacco; it is not ignited, and produces no smoke |
| worry about trace amounts being in Electronic | | | | from burning substances. |