Warning: Regulating e-cigs as smoked tobacco may be hazardous to health
From: The Lens
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Vaping delivers the sensation of smoking with 95 percent less harm to the human body, according to Great Britain’s Royal College of Physicians. A study by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control shows upwards of 9 million vapers in the U.S. alone. And about 20,000 taxpaying businesses, employing over 100,000 people, have opened to serve the vaping public.
The bad news: The federal Food and Drug Administration, citing the 2009 Tobacco Control Act, has opted to classify vaping chemicals as a “tobacco product” — even though they contain no traditional tobacco. It’s a one-size-fits-all approach to regulation that poorly serves the public.
