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A Ban on e-cigarettes...that's it?

Ash007

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e-cigarette is now banned in Singapore? Damned, was hoping to get them when I get back after I get my passport.
 

tonychat

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Generous Asset
be careful, some of these losers here are police who try to catch those who are selling this stuffs. after you PM, you will be caught.
 

Taishi Ci

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Singapore
Dec 23, 2009

13 warned, fined over e-cigs


By Teh Joo Lin

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E-cigarettes like this one can be charged using a USB port, such as on a laptop. When it is charged, the stainless steel tube can be removed and "smoked". --ST PHOTO: CAROLINE CHIA


THERE is no smoke and no fire but an e-cigarette is still a cigarette, says the Health Sciences Authority (HSA). So far this year, it has smoked out 13 people for bringing in and selling the much-hyped e-cigarette, touted as a 'healthy' way to beat rising cigarette prices and a widening ban on smoking here. Last year's numbers are unavailable as cases started appearing late last year.


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Taishi Ci

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Electronic Cigarettes


Audience: Pediatric healthcare professionals and consumers
[Posted 07/22/2009]

FDA notified healthcare professionals and patients that a laboratory analysis of electronic cigarette samples has found that they contain carcinogens and toxic chemicals such as diethylene glycol, an ingredient used in antifreeze. Electronic cigarettes, also called “e-cigarettes,” are battery-operated devices that generally contain cartridges filled with nicotine, flavor and other chemicals. The electronic cigarette turns nicotine, which is highly addictive, and other chemicals into a vapor that is inhaled by the user.

These products are marketed and sold to young people and are readily available online and in shopping malls. They are also available in different flavors, such as chocolate and mint, which may appeal to young people. The FDA’s Division of Pharmaceutical Analysis analyzed the ingredients in a small sample of cartridges from two leading brands of electronic cigarettes. In one sample, the FDA’s analyses detected diethylene glycol, a chemical used in antifreeze that is toxic to humans, and in several other samples, the FDA analyses detected carcinogens, including nitrosamines.

These products do not contain any health warnings comparable to FDA-approved nicotine replacement products or conventional cigarettes. Because these products have not been submitted to the FDA for evaluation or approval, at this time the agency has no way of knowing, except for the limited testing it has performed, the levels of nicotine or the amounts or kinds of other chemicals that the various brands of these products deliver to the user. Health care professionals and consumers may report serious adverse events (side effects) or product quality problems with the use of e-cigarettes to the FDA's MedWatch Adverse Event Reporting program either online, by regular mail, fax or phone.

[07/22/2009 - Information on E-cigarettes - FDA]


 
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