More junk "news"...
The title states:
"E-cigarettes contain up to 10 times carcinogens: Japan research"
(As if ALL our
devices are dangerous)
And the text tells us that:
"In one brand of e-cigarette the team found more than 10 times the level of carcinogens contained in one regular cigarette"
(So, it seems the problem appears in only ONE of the several brands used in the study)
This piece of news crap had it's origin on a study. (
http://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/11/11/11192/pdf).
Somewhere, the study clearly states that
"Four (J, K, L, and M) out of the 13 e-cigarette brands did not generate any carbonyl compounds"
Almost one-third of the examined samples did NOT even generate those compounds...!
Now, let's take a look at the study's conclusion, shall we ??
""Studies have shown that e-cigarettes emit toxic carbonyl compounds, generated from thermal decomposition. These substances can have adverse health effects;
however, in most cases, the levels are lower than those in tobacco cigarette smoke. It is important to expand the research in this field, to better understand the source of carbonyls emitted from e-cigarettes and find ways to reduce them."
How did it go from "in most cases, the levels are lower than those in
tobacco cigarette smoke", and "four out of the 13 e-cigarette brands did not generate any carbonyl compoundsto", to "
[all] e-cigarettes contain up to 10 times carcinogens" ???
Can't "reporters" read anymore? Some of them surelly can't write well, but damn, just reading should be easier...
Because of this crap, I had already some explaining to do this morning to some of my co-workers. Some of them were "worried", asking me if I had heard the "news" about my device.
Had to download the pdf, take e quick look at it, and explain that like in many
previous studies already made in the past, the conclusion on this one
also states that there are
LESS emissions from an e-cig than from a regular cigarette.
