Report: e-cigarettes are ‘potentially carcinogenic’

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43. They found formaldehyde in the vapor of some of the e-cigs,

which is a carcinogen and an asthma trigger, and which could affect second-hand smokers.

But not all of the e-cigs tested positive for this, so maybe there should be more control on the design. If they can eliminate formaldehyde and other harmful chemicals from the vapor, they should.

From the article linked at the OP:

However perhaps most worrying for France’s one million users of the devices was the new report's claims that, thanks to a new method of testing, they had found “carcinogenic molecules in a significant amount” in the vapour produced in the products.

“In three cases out of 10, for products with or without nicotine, the content of formaldehyde was as much as the levels found in some conventional cigarettes,” the report said.

Scientists also found traces of acrolein, a toxic molecule emmited in quantities “that exceeded the amount found in the smoke of some cigarettes.”

Traces of Acetaldehyde, another potentially toxic chemical, were also found, albeit at lower levels than conventional cigarettes and “potentially toxic” trace metals were also discovered in some of the models.