Manufacturers underestimate data and mislead buyers
Nicotine-containing liquid for disposable vapes is much more dangerous than indicated on the package. The study found that manufacturers not only exceed the legal dose of nicotine, but also provide users with false information.
At the disposal of “MK” got a study prepared by the Federal State Budgetary Scientific Institution “All-Russian Research Institute of Tobacco, Shag and Tobacco Products.” Several samples of disposable electronic vaporizers, leaders in Russian retail, were purchased for its holding in retail outlets in Moscow. The examination showed that all samples exceeded the maximum permissible nicotine content. According to the Federal Law “On protecting the health of citizens from the effects of second hand tobacco smoke, the consequences of tobacco consumption or the consumption of nicotine-containing products”, the vaporizing liquid should not contain more than 20 mg of nicotine per 1 ml. And in some samples, the concentration of nicotine exceeded 55 mg / ml, which, according to experts, poses a real threat to the life and health of consumers.
In addition, the packs lacked the necessary information in Russian. Some of the products under consideration mislead the consumer regarding their properties, since the wrong nicotine content is indicated on its packaging or its presence is not indicated at all. Disposable vaping devices use a specific type of nicotine called “saline nicotine”. Apparently, manufacturers are cunning, and in order not to indicate nicotine in the composition, they often write simply “salt”.
EXPERT OPINION
Marina Kazakova, a pulmonologist, comments:
“This issue can be considered from two sides. The first is nicotine itself: it has no direct effect on the respiratory system. It is a substance that is addictive. There have been many studies that have shown that adolescents who start vaping with vapes begin to smoke regular cigarettes by their age. That is, by the age of 18 they already had a serious nicotine addiction. And then all the risks that ordinary smokers have come back: COPD, chronic bronchitis, lung cancer. It is logical that the more nicotine in these liquids, the faster and stronger the addiction develops. If when smoking it sometimes lasts for tens of years, then when vaping – a year or two. A person simply does not see how much he is taking, therefore he does not feel a threat, does not understand the amount of the received dose of nicotine.
The second side is the content of additional substances in these fluids. Glycerin, tocopherol, impurities are often present there. When evaporated, they negatively affect the lung tissue. Even a new disease EVALI appeared. Its symptoms are very similar to the symptoms of lung damage with covid. Severe respiratory failure develops, interstitial lung damage, all this is difficult to treat. “
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Vapes found more nicotine than cigarettes
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