As we dance on the deck of the Titanic, consider the news stories swirling today about a chemical in recyclable plastic most folks call BPA. Here's the lead from one news story:
"The first large study of humans exposed to a chemical widely used in everyday plastics has found that people with higher levels of bisphenol A had higher rates of heart disease, diabetes and liver abnormalities."
So, you ask? Well, what are our cartridges made of? What are our vials of liquids made of? Where are our vials made? (Many manufacturers place triangles with numbers inside them on the bottoms of plastic vials -- a 7 means it has BPA -- our e-liquid vials are not stamped at all; check it out).
Another paragraph:
"BPA is the chemical once studied as a synthetic form of estrogen, but more recently known to leach out of some plastic water bottles and baby bottles, and that is found in all kinds of plastic products."
It leaches worst in a heated or acidic environment. Anyone else think it's highly likely that our e-cig devices, vials and liquid containers are made with BPA? And if you want to get a chemical circulating in the body in the fastest way besides direct injection, you ... INHALE IT.
Then what? Another graf:
"BPA mimics the female hormone estrogen and another recent study suggested it may be implicated in metabolic syndrome a dangerous combination of high cholesterol, high blood pressure and erratic blood sugar levels.
"Earlier studies have also found a link with cancer, growth defects and neurological problems."
Our FDA in America has passed over scientific studies about BPA, saying the stuff is safe in each instance of use (but does accumulate all day from a variety of food sources containing it, everything from pop soda cans to the cardboard your pizza sits on).
But no group of people besides e-smokers are INHALING BPA a hundred times or more every day, putting this chemical on the fast track to the brain. That's assuming BPA is in the vials, the carts, maybe even the filler material in the carts or the wick that heats under the atomizer. Don't expect manufacturers (who are they?) to supply answers to these questions either.
The last paragraph of this news story said it all as to why this is happening:
"Despite more than 100 studies by government-funded scientists and university laboratories that have linked BPA exposure to health effects in animals, the Food and Drug Administration has deemed it safe, largely on the basis of two studies funded by the chemical industry."
As always, follow the money.
"The first large study of humans exposed to a chemical widely used in everyday plastics has found that people with higher levels of bisphenol A had higher rates of heart disease, diabetes and liver abnormalities."
So, you ask? Well, what are our cartridges made of? What are our vials of liquids made of? Where are our vials made? (Many manufacturers place triangles with numbers inside them on the bottoms of plastic vials -- a 7 means it has BPA -- our e-liquid vials are not stamped at all; check it out).
Another paragraph:
"BPA is the chemical once studied as a synthetic form of estrogen, but more recently known to leach out of some plastic water bottles and baby bottles, and that is found in all kinds of plastic products."
It leaches worst in a heated or acidic environment. Anyone else think it's highly likely that our e-cig devices, vials and liquid containers are made with BPA? And if you want to get a chemical circulating in the body in the fastest way besides direct injection, you ... INHALE IT.
Then what? Another graf:
"BPA mimics the female hormone estrogen and another recent study suggested it may be implicated in metabolic syndrome a dangerous combination of high cholesterol, high blood pressure and erratic blood sugar levels.
"Earlier studies have also found a link with cancer, growth defects and neurological problems."
Our FDA in America has passed over scientific studies about BPA, saying the stuff is safe in each instance of use (but does accumulate all day from a variety of food sources containing it, everything from pop soda cans to the cardboard your pizza sits on).
But no group of people besides e-smokers are INHALING BPA a hundred times or more every day, putting this chemical on the fast track to the brain. That's assuming BPA is in the vials, the carts, maybe even the filler material in the carts or the wick that heats under the atomizer. Don't expect manufacturers (who are they?) to supply answers to these questions either.
The last paragraph of this news story said it all as to why this is happening:
"Despite more than 100 studies by government-funded scientists and university laboratories that have linked BPA exposure to health effects in animals, the Food and Drug Administration has deemed it safe, largely on the basis of two studies funded by the chemical industry."
As always, follow the money.
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