Dr Farsalinos crowfunding campaign and research

[andreashadji]

A study was completed recently and presented at an international congress.

Are we or the manufacturers aware of diacetyl presence in e liquids?do the manufacturers test their ingredients for the substance and should we as consumers demand it?

Food for thought...

http://ecigarette-research.com/DA_AP-poster-GFN-FINAL.pdf


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[RosaJ]

I can't seem to download this link, is anyone else having problems, or am I the only one?

EDIT: I went to the website where this supposedly came from and didn't find any such findings there. I believe that when the peer review is done, Dr. Farsalinos himself will post the findings.

 

[Ryedan]

I can't seem to download this link, is anyone else having problems, or am I the only one?

It worked for me today. Maybe try copy and paste into your browser, just take out the spaces:

http:// ecigarette-research.com/DA_AP-poster-GFN-FINAL.pdf

 

[RosaJ]

Thank you Ryedan, I was able to click on the link directly and it did show up. So I'm looking at the findings of

"Conclusions. DA and AP were found in a large proportion of sweet-flavored EC liquids, at levels that were higher than the strictest safety limits but significantly lower compared to smoking. The presence of these chemicals in EC liquids represents an avoidable risk. Proper measures should be taken by EC liquid manufacturers and flavoring suppliers to eliminate these hazards from the products, without necessarily limiting the availability of sweet flavors."

As a consumer I would like to know which sweeteners they're talking about so I can contact my ejuice vendor and find out if they use those sweeteners. Are we talking about ethyl maltol?

 

[Ryedan]

As a consumer I would like to know which sweeteners they're talking about so I can contact my ejuice vendor and find out if they use those sweeteners. Are we talking about ethyl maltol?

Good to see it's working for you Rosa!

I don't think DA and AP comes from sweeteners, rather from flavorings. The buttery and creamy flavors are easy to create with DA.

 

[WharfRat1976]

Keep up the great work. We just need some clinical study like you mentioned and some time under our belts before you know who comes in. I agree that the new devices have to be better in delivery than the older devices.

 

[Mowgli]

Update: "Once again, we would like to thank all contributors for helping us raise the necessary funds for this very important study.
The study has been completed. The results have been presented as poster in the first Global Forum on Nicotine (Warsaw, 2014), and you can see it here: http://gfn.net.co/downloads/2014/posters/122 Farsalinos - DA_AP.pdf
The study will also be published very soon in a very respectable medical journal.

We believe this study was of crucial importance because we have detected an important but avoidable problem in e-cigarette liquids. Although still e-cigarettes confirmed their role as tobacco harm reduction products, I am confident all the necessary steps will be taken to make e-cigarette liquids safer than they currently are. It is a golden opportunity for the industry to show that they are responsible and caring for the vaper.
We plan to return for another crowdfunding campaign, since this study has generated more research questions that need to be answered.
Once again, thank you all for your contributions and for following our work."


Dr Konstantinos Farsalinos

 

[AngiBe]

Thank you Ryedan, I was able to click on the link directly and it did show up. So I'm looking at the findings of

"Conclusions. DA and AP were found in a large proportion of sweet-flavored EC liquids, at levels that were higher than the strictest safety limits but significantly lower compared to smoking. The presence of these chemicals in EC liquids represents an avoidable risk. Proper measures should be taken by EC liquid manufacturers and flavoring suppliers to eliminate these hazards from the products, without necessarily limiting the availability of sweet flavors."

As a consumer I would like to know which sweeteners they're talking about so I can contact my ejuice vendor and find out if they use those sweeteners. Are we talking about ethyl maltol?

I agree!!!!!

Good to see it's working for you Rosa!

I don't think DA and AP comes from sweeteners, rather from flavorings. The buttery and creamy flavors are easy to create with DA.

This is where things become confusing to many of us. I've read different/conflicting information for almost a year now. I've read it was sweeteners, I've read it was the flavorings, I've read it can be a chemical reaction when heated due to both-so confusing. I hope studies like these will pin point the causes so we are all safer and give less fuel to the fire for those who want to ban ecigs.

But it starts with facts and getting our ejuice vendors to step it up and use safer products. Wish the results would let us know what/which ejuices are falling short in safety.

 

[SintheticKarma]

I came in quite late to this thread but thank you for your contribution to vaping. The PDF is quite informative. I look forward to further research!