Itailian researchers blast new 20 mg/ml nicotine requirement in TPD

[Vocalek]

Dr. Polosa is one of the authors of this story. It has been translated via Google.

Google Translate

We were positively surprised to vote of the Members of the European Parliament against the pharmaceutical regulation of electronic cigarettes, as proposed by the European Commission, during the first reading of the tobacco Products Directive (TPD), on 8 October 2013. It seemed that MPs had finally understood the risks from over-regulation of a product designed to reduce the harm to health caused by tobacco smoke. We were wrong.

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Clearly, the growing popularity of e-cigs is a threat to the interests of many, including national governments - because of the huge revenues generated by tobacco taxes. Only if these obstacles are overcome, a really sensible and rational regulation of e-cigs can be agreed, and millions of lives saved.

 

[Cool_Breeze]

Caffeine seems to be unregulated, but I suspect if it were studied to death it might be found to be a large contributor to road rage.

 

[Anjaffm]

Wonderful find, Elaine!
By the way, it is quite interesting that this article was posted on LIAF, the Italian Anti-Smoking League.
Looks like more and more intelligent people are buying into Tobacco Harm Reduction instead of that silly "quit or die" nonsense.

For those who cannot access the Lancet article immediately from this article, here it is:
http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanres/article/PIIS2213-2600(13)70175-9/fulltext