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An electronic cigarette ( e-cigarette) or vape[ note 1 ][ 1 ] is a device that simulates tobacco smoking. It consists of an atomizer, a power source such as a battery, and a container such as a cartridge or tank. Instead of smoke, the user inhales vapor. [ 2 ] As such, using an e-cigarette is often called " vaping ". [ 3 ]
Under the provisions of the Tobacco Control Act of 2015, e-cigarettes are categorized as electronic nicotine delivery systems. The Act strictly prohibits the sale, offering for sale, distribution, importation, manufacturing, and processing of both nicotine-containing and non-nicotine e-cigarettes.
E-cigarette use by a parent might lead to inadvertent health risks to offspring. [168] E-cigarettes pose many safety concerns to children. [168] For example, indoor surfaces can accumulate nicotine where e-cigarettes were used, which may be inhaled by children, particularly youngsters, long after they were used. [168]
July 18, 2024 at 12:38 PM. WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal health officials on Thursday authorized sales of the best-selling e-cigarette in the U.S., Vuse Alto, allowing manufacturer Reynolds American ...
The Food and Drug Administration announced Tuesday that it has authorized for the first time an e-cigarette company to begin marketing its products in the United States.
An electronic cigarette uses an e-liquid that may contain nicotine (typically derived from the tobacco plant), glycerin, propylene glycol, flavorings, and other ingredients. [8] The device has an electric heat source that heats the e-liquid to create an aerosol that the user inhales. [8] Three components of a heated tobacco product. [9]
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Friday authorized the first ever nontobacco flavored electronic cigarettes for adult smokers, a sign the agency believes some flavors of vaping products ...
Website. https://www.iqos.com. Iqos ( /ˈaɪkoʊs/ EYE-kohs, stylized as IQOS) is a line of heated tobacco and electronic cigarettes manufactured by Philip Morris International (PMI). It was first introduced in November 2014 in Japan and Italy. Most of the IQOS products are devices that heat tobacco without burning it.