"Are all these vaping scare stories missing a ton of information? Why don't they mention the product and the vape mixture used?
Marion Burt, former Programmer, TechWriter, ESL Instructor, Retired
Answered Sep 7
I suspect that this is, in part, super-caution. They did say that the majority of the cartridges/pods contained cannabis and something else (vitamin E oil) that probably caused the damage, but they added that none of the nicotine cartridges were affected.
One would assume that they analysed all of the pods/cartridges that the victims gave to the doctors or police. However, I’ll bet that some of the victims either threw away their cartridges or don't want to admit that they were vaping cannabis, and that leaves some of the liquid untested.
So, because of this uncertainty, there is a risk for the CDC and FDA to completely exonerate the vaping e-liquid sold at regulated vape stores, although the fact that none of the ones containing that liquid were affected does show that it probably should be exonerated. The fact that this e-liquid is regulated by the industry and has been used for 12 years without any major incident would support that.
I wonder what would happen with other products. When they warn people about salmonella poisoning from something, do they warn people not to eat, say, lettuce at all, or just the brands that tested positive ? After all, there’s a risk that lettuce in a neighbouring field might be contaminated but was sold to a different company whose product wasn’t tested.
For myself, given the witch-hunt that the FDA and the CDC are currently waging against vaping nicotine, I’ll take their statement about the nicotine e-liquid as an admission that there’s no indication that it’s dangerous."
re: https://www.quora.com/
Marion Burt, former Programmer, TechWriter, ESL Instructor, Retired
Answered Sep 7
I suspect that this is, in part, super-caution. They did say that the majority of the cartridges/pods contained cannabis and something else (vitamin E oil) that probably caused the damage, but they added that none of the nicotine cartridges were affected.
One would assume that they analysed all of the pods/cartridges that the victims gave to the doctors or police. However, I’ll bet that some of the victims either threw away their cartridges or don't want to admit that they were vaping cannabis, and that leaves some of the liquid untested.
So, because of this uncertainty, there is a risk for the CDC and FDA to completely exonerate the vaping e-liquid sold at regulated vape stores, although the fact that none of the ones containing that liquid were affected does show that it probably should be exonerated. The fact that this e-liquid is regulated by the industry and has been used for 12 years without any major incident would support that.
I wonder what would happen with other products. When they warn people about salmonella poisoning from something, do they warn people not to eat, say, lettuce at all, or just the brands that tested positive ? After all, there’s a risk that lettuce in a neighbouring field might be contaminated but was sold to a different company whose product wasn’t tested.
For myself, given the witch-hunt that the FDA and the CDC are currently waging against vaping nicotine, I’ll take their statement about the nicotine e-liquid as an admission that there’s no indication that it’s dangerous."
re: https://www.quora.com/
