U.S. health body finds a link between vitamin E acetate and e-cigarette illness.
Health officials say they have found a link between e-cigarette injuries and an additive sometimes used in vaping products, after conducting a breakthrough study.Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
A pedestrian smokes an e-cigarette on November 08, 2019 in San Francisco, California. The Centers for Disease Control has reported that an additive sometimes used in vaping products known as vitamin E acetate may be the cause of a national outbreak of e-cigarette-related lung injuries.on Friday its research was"significant, because for the first time, we have detected a potential toxin of concern.
"Until the relationship between vitamin E acetate and lung health is better characterized, it's important that vitamin E acetate not be added to e-cigarette or vaping products," she said.Schuchet said that data shows that THC products bought from"informal sources" instead of licensed dispensaries"point to a much greater risk."
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