I tried to post a response to the story, and it said I had succeeded, but for some reason it won't show up.
I decided that posting the Summary from the Health NZ study was a good idea, but the text might have been too long and exceeded the character limit....that is my only guess as to why my post didn't show up.
I will repost it here....would someone else please copy/paste and see if they can make it work?
Summary
Aim.
This report aims to assist regulators in initial assessment of the safety of the
Ruyan® e-cigarette and its cartridges, and the possible risks and benefits from permitting
its use.
Method.
Health New Zealand Ltd contracted with seven leading government, university
and commercial laboratories in New Zealand and Canada to independently perform
various tests on the Ruyan cigarette’s nicotine refill cartridge.
Findings.
Ruyan® e-cigarette is designed to be a safe alternative to smoking. The various
test results confirm this is the case. It is very safe relative to cigarettes, and also safe in
absolute terms on all measurements we have applied. Using micro-electronics it
vaporizes, separately for each puff, very small quantities of nicotine dissolved in
propylene glycol, two small well-known molecules with excellent safety profiles, – into a
fine aerosol. Each puff contains one third to one half the nicotine in a tobacco cigarette’s
puff. The cartridge liquid is tobacco-free and no combustion occurs.
Competency.
The author has authored or co-authored over 30 research papers and
reports in national and international scientific medical journals since 1995, on smoking,
and latterly on testing of cigarettes and cigarette substitutes.
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Financial disclosure.
This report is funded by Ruyan.
Disclaimer.
Apart from research Health New Zealand derives no financial benefit from Ruyan.
