FDA Loses Appeal To Regulate E Cigs!

With the recent big news about the FDA losing their appeal in the case to regulate electronic cigarettes, some still argue about how safe they actually are.  An appeals court ruling recently ruled that the FDA lacks the authority to regulate electronic cigarettes as drugs or devices. This ruling upheld a decision made in a lower court case.  The ruling states that the FDA can only regulate e cigs as tobacco products, and can no longer restrict their sale.

This month’s issue of the Tobacco Control stated concerns that electronic cigarettes may be harmful, and have requested that they are removed from the market until their safety is adequately tested. However, a Boston University School of Health Scientist disagrees. The scientist states that he has reviewed 16 laboratory studies identifying the components in electronic cigarette liquid and vapor. His article, which was published before the submission in the Tobacco Control journal, states that carcinogen levels in electronic cigarettes were found to be 1,000 times lower than in traditional cigarettes. He also states that scientists actually know more about what is in the e cig than what a traditional cigarette contains.

Another concern the Boston University Scientist voices is that many smokers who have turned to electronic cigarettes may turn back to smoking traditional cigarettes. E cigs have given thousands of smokers a chemical free alternative. The only one that would benefit from an electronic cigarette ban would be tobacco companies. They are being financially threatened by the e cig.