Yup, that Chuck Norris...
wnd.com
/2014/12/chuck-norris-questions-healthy-smoking-alternative/
According to a front-page story in this past Sundays New York Times the latest in a series of articles examining the multibillion-dollar market for e-cigarettes and the consequences for public health flawed or sloppy manufacturing could account for hazardous materials that are being detected in some e-cigarettes. Among them are heavy metals, carcinogens and other dangerous compounds, including lead, tin and zinc.
One study found e-vapor that contained hazardous nickel and chromium at four times the level they appear in traditional cigarette smoke; another found that half the e-cigarettes sampled malfunctioned, and some released vapor tainted with silicon fibers.
Another study of nearly two dozen e-cigarettes bought in the United States also found large amounts of nickel and chromium, which probably came from the heating element, another suggestion that poorly manufactured e-cigarettes may allow the metals to enter into the e-liquids.
Such findings are not new. In 2009, the Food and Drug Administration issued a warning about the potential health risks associated with e-cigarettes, saying laboratory studies of some samples found the presence of toxic chemicals. The samples included diethylene glycol, which is used in antifreeze. Though some major manufacturers in China were found to have clean factories and be implementing quality control standards, the ease with which small, shoddy operations counterfeit these bands should give little assurance to consumers about the product they receive.
Chocked full of every piece of misinterpreted junk-science going all the way back to, and including, the 2009 FDA study. This is a surprising, and disappointing, stance coming from such a stalwart Conservative.
. In reality I just can't destroy my childhood by having to take Chuck, fikken, Norris down a peg. I do have what I was going to post saved in a file though. ...in case the urge strikes.
