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FDA Report Regarding Potential Public Health Risks of Electronic Cigarettes

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On Wednesday, July 22, 2009, public health experts joined FDA Principal Deputy Commissioner Joshua Sharfstein, M.D., and Matthew McKenna, M.D., Director of the Office of Smoking and Health for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to discuss the potential health risks associated with electronic cigarettes, also known as “e-cigarettes.” This type of cigarette emits a vapor that simulates smoking a real cigarette. Click here to visit the FDA website with more information about this product.

Click here to go to Senator Lautenberg’s website and read his statement on the health risks of e-cigarettes as outlined in the FDA Report.

Click here for GASP’s white paper documenting concerns related to e-cigarettes.