{"id":3495,"date":"2015-09-20T22:36:52","date_gmt":"2015-09-20T22:36:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pepesnonsmokingpartytimelounge.com\/?p=3495"},"modified":"2015-09-20T22:39:15","modified_gmt":"2015-09-20T22:39:15","slug":"new-study-no-e-cigs-arent-harmless-they-give-off-high-levels-of-formaldehyde","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pepesnonsmokingpartytimelounge.com\/?p=3495","title":{"rendered":"New study: No, e-cigs aren’t harmless, they give off high levels of formaldehyde"},"content":{"rendered":"

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In the most recent case of dueling studies on e-cigarettes, the latest — from the Center for Environmental Health — strongly suggests that e-cigs give off a high dose of carcinogenic\u00a0formaldehyde and acetaldehyde<\/a>. A dose so high, it violates California law.<\/p>\n

This isn’t the first study to raise alarms about the level of formaldehyde in e-cig steam. Another study about a year ago<\/a> said that when e-cigs are turned up to their highest heat level, e-cigs actually give off more formaldehyde than cigarettes. (This study was roundly downplayed by the industry and e-cig advocates, who pointed that people rarely if ever charge their e-cigs\u00a0at that high of a temperature.).<\/p>\n

Formaldehyde is one of\u00a0the most infamous\u00a0nasty carcinogenic chemicals and substances known to be given off by tobacco cigarettes.<\/p>\n

According to this article from the International Business Times:<\/p>\n

An independent laboratory analysis looked at 97 e-cigarette products from two dozen manufacturers and found most emit higher levels of these cancer-causing gases than allowed under California\u2019s Proposition 65, the Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Anyway, this latest CEH study completely contradicts a study done recently in the UK suggesting that e-cigs are safe<\/a> and recommending that they be\u00a0treated as an effective tool for helping people quit smoking cigarettes. It was a study loved by the industry and by e-cig advocates.<\/p>\n

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The Oakland, Calif.-based CEH obviously strongly disagrees. The group is planning litigation in California courts citing the state’s consumer protection act to crack down on e-cigs. The CEH cites the exceptionally blatant marketing of e-cig products to teenagers in its response to the study.<\/p>\n

From a Guardian article<\/a>:<\/p>\n

\u201cFor de<\/a>cades, the tobacco industry mounted a campaign of lies about cigarettes, and now these same companies claim that their e-cigarettes are harmless,\u201d said Michael Green, executive director of CEH.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnyone who thinks that vaping is harmless needs to know that our testing unequivocally shows that it\u2019s not safe to vape.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is especially troubling given the reckless marketing practices of the e-cigarette industry, which targets teens and young people, and deceives the public with unfounded health and safety claims. Our legal action aims to force the industry to comply with the law and create pressure to end their most abusive practices.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In the most recent case of dueling studies on e-cigarettes, the latest — from the Center for Environmental Health — strongly suggests that e-cigs give off a high dose of carcinogenic\u00a0formaldehyde and acetaldehyde. A dose so high, it violates California law. This isn’t the first study to raise alarms about the level of formaldehyde in … Continue reading New study: No, e-cigs aren’t harmless, they give off high levels of formaldehyde<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3496,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[710,21,22,422],"tags":[711,591,592,712],"class_list":["post-3495","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-center-for-environmental-health","category-e-cigarettes","category-e-cigs","category-formaldehyde","tag-center-for-environmental-health","tag-e-cigarettes","tag-e-cigs","tag-formaldehyde"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pepesnonsmokingpartytimelounge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/2666.jpg?fit=300%2C208&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4hpEa-Un","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":2855,"url":"https:\/\/pepesnonsmokingpartytimelounge.com\/?p=2855","url_meta":{"origin":3495,"position":0},"title":"Study: E-cigs may contain more formaldehyde than actual cigarettes","author":"Pepe Lepew","date":"January 23, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"This is a big story I saw on NBC News, and real startling\u00a0news\u00a0that's leading me to change my attitude about e-cigs. 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