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27. Most commonly used chemicals also have a known toxicity level

Thu May 5, 2016, 12:24 PM

May 2016

Do you know of any chemical used in any e-cigarette which would come within a cab ride of exceeding those levels?

Because I found no such evidence of any in your link, which brings us back full circle to post #15.

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FDA to extend tobacco regulations to e-cigarettes, other products [View all] LiberalArkie May 2016 OP

Since when are e-cigarettes a tobacco product? malthaussen May 2016 #1

It's probably because they contain nicotine. Pacifist Patriot May 2016 #7

Except that all e-cigarette fluids do not have nicotine... malthaussen May 2016 #10

You're probably right. Pacifist Patriot May 2016 #13

some of us use ecig contraptions for our medical marijuana ONLY. eShirl May 2016 #34

Nicotine is also found in tomatoes and potatoes. virgogal May 2016 #35

Exactly. It's outrageous and everyone just takes it and takes and takes it. bjo59 May 2016 #53

This is a good thing. You never know what's in the cheap products coming in from Asia Warpy May 2016 #2

I'm not sure how it makes sense Major Nikon May 2016 #4

Here is some information from the American Lung Association Pacifist Patriot May 2016 #11

There are hundreds of chemicals contained in coffee beans, some of which are probable carcinogens Major Nikon May 2016 #21

Don't they already? noamnety May 2016 #29

Not that I know about Major Nikon May 2016 #31

Maybe I'm misunderstanding. noamnety May 2016 #39

The FDA doesn't regulate most things to the degree cigarettes are regulated Major Nikon May 2016 #49

You don't have to be 18 to buy a cop of coffee christx30 May 2016 #32

If it's done with some common sense then I agree with you LadyHawkAZ May 2016 #38

Good, about time obamanut2012 May 2016 #3

Great. Republicans in the bedroom, Democrats in the medicine cabinet. n/t jtuck004 May 2016 #5

I'd rather have someone making sure the products in my medicine cabinet Pacifist Patriot May 2016 #8

That's fine, regulate the mfr. Not the users. Get their nose out of my business, what I do, jtuck004 May 2016 #19

Well said. N/t beevul May 2016 #45

About time! yallerdawg May 2016 #6

I'm not so sure inhaling the other things is good either TexasBushwhacker May 2016 #9

We are all familiar with the excesses and exploitations of capitalism... yallerdawg May 2016 #16

There's pretty good reasons why it's generally accepted as safe Major Nikon May 2016 #17

The absence of evidence is rarely a great argument for anything Major Nikon May 2016 #15

What we already know? yallerdawg May 2016 #20

So we know that rationality prevailed Major Nikon May 2016 #22

After detecting bad stuff... yallerdawg May 2016 #23

The water from your spigot contains detectable levels of arsenic Major Nikon May 2016 #24

The arsenic has been scientifically determined to be at safe levels. yallerdawg May 2016 #26

Most commonly used chemicals also have a known toxicity level Major Nikon May 2016 #27

Rest assured that what we don't know... yallerdawg May 2016 #37

We regulate things based on known or anticipated harm Major Nikon May 2016 #48

You seem to be arguing in favor of poisoned Flint water. noamnety May 2016 #30

Nonsense Major Nikon May 2016 #33

The entire city of Philadelphia rolled them into existing smoking laws. For good reason. nt onehandle May 2016 #12

"Good" being spelled A R B I T R A R Y. N/T beevul May 2016 #46

I wonder if this opens the door to tax them like cigs? Mosby May 2016 #14

There are a ton of those shops in town. redstatebluegirl May 2016 #18

People Who Are 18 or Older Leith May 2016 #25

People like me, who smoked for 26 years and could never quit until I tried vaping. Skeeter Barnes May 2016 #42

Probably adults who are at least 18 years old Travis_0004 May 2016 #52

Good Hekate May 2016 #28

I'm disgusted PennyK May 2016 #36

That's the idea. Crush the industry and hand it over to their Big Tobacco cronies. Skeeter Barnes May 2016 #40

It was nice while it lasted. Vaping will become as expensive as smoking. Fewer people will quit now. Skeeter Barnes May 2016 #41

Big Tobacco Behind This billhicks76 May 2016 #43

Regulate All Caffeine ASAP!!! billhicks76 May 2016 #44

Sounds to me like Big T is lining the "right" pockets n/t OhioChick May 2016 #47

Sad +1 for that. (n/t) Nihil May 2016 #54

This is a GIFT to big tobacco... beevul May 2016 #50

It is a revelation to see... yallerdawg May 2016 #51