Electronic cigarettes spark debate
“I’ve paid a lot of money to develop our products and make sure they’re as safe and affordable as I can but like anything [else] other people will sell a cheaper, less safe or tested product, but it’s unfair to judge everyone on that.”
In one end of an e-cigarette there is liquid nicotine, and in the other a rechargeable battery and an atomiser. When the user sucks, the liquid nicotine is vaporised and absorbed through the mouth. What looks like smoke is largely water vapour.
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Hide AdBecause there is no tobacco in e-cigarettes, there is no tar and it is the tar in ordinary cigarettes that kills.
Under proposals from the European Commission the regulations on selling e-cigarettes are set to be beefed up.
Should MEPs vote in favour of the legislation, e-cigarettes will become a medicinal entity.
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