Re: Starbucks ban

#790972

Talaki34
Participant

There is a lot of controversy over the e-cigs. However no definitive results from any testing has been published.

http://tobaccoanalysis.blogspot.com/2012/05/fda-warns-smokers-against-using.html

The American Lung Assoc:

There are approximately 600 ingredients in cigarettes. When burned, they create more than 4,000 chemicals. At least 50 of these chemicals are known to cause cancer, and many are poisonous.

Acetone – found in nail polish remover

Acetic Acid – an ingredient in hair dye

Ammonia – a common household cleaner

Arsenic – used in rat poison

Benzene – found in rubber cement

Butane – used in lighter fluid

Cadmium – active component in battery acid

Carbon Monoxide – released in car exhaust fumes

Formaldehyde – embalming fluid

Hexamine – found in barbecue lighter fluid

Lead – used in batteries

Napthalene – an ingredient in moth balls

Methanol – a main component in rocket fuel

Nicotine – used as insecticide

Tar – material for paving roads

Toluene – used to manufacture paint

http://www.sbctc.org/pdf/studentguide.pdf

http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/fda-publicly-challenged-to-support-unsubstantiated-claims-regarding-electronic-cigarettes-192003211.html