AP video report on e-cigarettes

[TropicalBob]

Associated Press has moved aggressively into video and this one has material from Ruyan in China.

webcastr.com - E-cigarettes: Healthy Habit Or New Hazard

 

[eplanet]

they say ecigs are more expensive than anologs, but they dont mention that they can be refilled and after a month of the initial purchase you will actually save money. They do say that people will become addicted to ecigs, but not that the hundreds of chemicals associated with anologs are not found in ecigs...

 

[Lorddrek]

At the end all I could think was "Nice pile of atomizers."

 

[TropicalBob]

It's only 1 minute and 17 seconds long! And the first 30 seconds are devoted to saying nice things about e-cigs. Then there's about 25 seconds of questions (which we all should admit are important) and then some news about new production plants springing up.

This is a good kind of report that will attract new users to our practice.

 

[eplanet]

At the end all I could think was "Nice pile of atomizers."

lolol... I do like the battery testing machine.

 

[ozrick]

lolol... I do like the battery testing machine.

Very Willy Wonka isn't it?

 

[MonkeyMonk]

It was a great video. Thanks TB!
( ozrick , I love your avatar! )

 

[J W in Texas]

Yeah, I agree that it's a good video. Mr. and Mrs. Elite American will be wondering why they can't get them in the Homeland if a ban does occur. The more these are in the public eye the better it is for us all.

Still wondering why the workers weren't wearing gloves while handling carts and mouthpieces before sealing them in "sterile" packaging. Uh huh, I obsess about these kinds of things.

 

[TropicalBob]

Still wondering why the workers weren't wearing gloves while handling carts and mouthpieces before sealing them in "sterile" packaging.

Excellent observation, JW. I went frame-by-frame and you're right. Bare fingers from the land of SARS and bird flu handling things we'll put in our mouths as soon as we unwrap them.

I have been told by those who have visited some Chinese e-cig factories that some manufacturing lines are far from the sterile, sanitary ones we'd like to think they are. Try old ladies and children putting these together, without caps or gloves or face masks for when they cough or sneeze -- or nosy inspectors looking over shoulders.

What finger last touched your "sanitary" mouthpiece before you opened and used it? This video raises yet another "unknown."

 

[kinabaloo]

TBob - you're such a winker

 

[TropicalBob]

Somehow, that expression never crossed the Atlantic or Pacific. It probably doesn't wish me a nice day, eh?

 

[TribbleTrouble]

TBob - you're such a winker

I didn't see Bob wink at anyone

 

[qdilla]

OK from now on i'm washing my blank carts. and restuff with fresh filler

 

[strayling]

Thought so, the whole operation in the factory appears to be manual and labour intensive. That explains the inconsistent quality of the hardware, atomisers especially. If a US or European manufacturer steps up I see a good chance they'll invest in more automation due to higher labour costs, and that will hopefully result in a more consistent quality level.

 

[TropicalBob]

They should not "conclude" anything in a news report. That's editorializing, not reporting.

Consider that permission was no doubt granted to videotape that production line. Anyone else wish some "60 Minutes" hidden cameras would make a visit to e-cig factories? Journalism ultimately wants truth -- and we e-smokers don't have it.

 

[OutWest]

somewhere out there is video taken inside an eliquid factory, but I cant remember where I saw it. It had interview with how they make the flavors, showed the bottles being filled, etc

edit to add - from what i saw it was very clean

 

[LaceyUnderall]

It's only 1 minute and 17 seconds long! And the first 30 seconds are devoted to saying nice things about e-cigs. Then there's about 25 seconds of questions (which we all should admit are important) and then some news about new production plants springing up.

This is a good kind of report that will attract new users to our practice.

Hey TB! I totally agree with you on this one

First thing I thought when it was over was if I was totally new to this and saw this, I would run right on over to that google thingy and find out what an electronic cigarette was!

Quoting of the unnamed WHO official wasn't that bad either. (Even though I have never heard of that quote before... but I will give AP the benefit of the doubt because on a whole, they do produce some very balanced pieces)

Two thumbs up for this one!

Edit: and reading through the cleanliness issues, good point raised there. But, I have never assumed that anything I get straight from a package is clean, no matter where it's made. Always give things a good clean before using. Whether it be clothes, ecigs, or silverware from a box! You can never be too careful.

 

[jburns]

Thought so, the whole operation in the factory appears to be manual and labour intensive. That explains the inconsistent quality of the hardware, atomisers especially. If a US or European manufacturer steps up I see a good chance they'll invest in more automation due to higher labour costs, and that will hopefully result in a more consistent quality level.

I'm old enough to remember when "hand made" indicated superior quality. Ah well, tick, tock, tick, tock.

 

[strayling]

I'm old enough to remember when "hand made" indicated superior quality. Ah well, tick, tock, tick, tock.

It still can, but only for small quantities and high prices in my experience. Mass production changes the rules of the game.

 

[bizzyb0t]

Excellent observation, JW. I went frame-by-frame and you're right. Bare fingers from the land of SARS and bird flu handling things we'll put in our mouths as soon as we unwrap them.

I have been told by those who have visited some Chinese e-cig factories that some manufacturing lines are far from the sterile, sanitary ones we'd like to think they are. Try old ladies and children putting these together, without caps or gloves or face masks for when they cough or sneeze -- or nosy inspectors looking over shoulders.

What finger last touched your "sanitary" mouthpiece before you opened and used it? This video raises yet another "unknown."

I'm not worried at all TBob! You know why!? http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/health-safety-e-smoking/1734-germ-killing-vapor.html