This study shows that using propylene glycol in tobacco showed no difference than tobacco without propylene glycol. I'm not a doc or scientist but from what I see it was harmless. Here's the link
:Toxicologic evaluation of humectants added to ciga... [Inhal Toxicol. 2002] - PubMed result
:Toxicologic evaluation of humectants added to ciga... [Inhal Toxicol. 2002] - PubMed result