E-cigarette Chemical

The study compared the toxicities of nicotine, other chemicals and metal ions produced during cigarette smoking and use of e-cigarettes.

Three in four e-cigarettes were found to use a flavored liquid that has been linked to severe respiratory disease, US researchers said on Tuesday.

Harvard researchers that 75 percent of tested samples contained diacetyl, which when inhaled has been linked to the respiratory disease bronchiolitis obliterans.

A flavouring chemical linked to cases of severe respiratory disease has been found in more than 75 per cent of flavoured electronic cigarettes and refill liquids tested by Harvard researchers.

Punjab Health Secretary said nicotine in chemical form in e-cigarettes has been prohibited and all districts have been issued advisory to strictly implement the directions.

The study compared the toxicities of nicotine, other chemicals and metal ions produced during cigarette smoking and use of e-cigarettes.

Three in four e-cigarettes were found to use a flavored liquid that has been linked to severe respiratory disease, US researchers said on Tuesday.

Harvard researchers that 75 percent of tested samples contained diacetyl, which when inhaled has been linked to the respiratory disease bronchiolitis obliterans.

A flavouring chemical linked to cases of severe respiratory disease has been found in more than 75 per cent of flavoured electronic cigarettes and refill liquids tested by Harvard researchers.

Punjab Health Secretary said nicotine in chemical form in e-cigarettes has been prohibited and all districts have been issued advisory to strictly implement the directions.