MEPs and Ministers of Health of the Union reached an agreement on the place of the electronic cigarette in the next directive on tobacco.

The agreement reached Wednesday between the European Parliament and the Ministers of Health of the European Union does not really address the fate of the electronic cigarette. If MEPs and the European Council agreed on the content of the future directive on tobacco, the text leaves the fate of the " vapoteuses " in the hands of states. Electronic cigarettes can be considered pharmaceuticals states that will choose . A prospect that worries supporters of the electronic cigarette: considered a drug , the electronic cigarette is much more controlled than it is now and in particular subject to lengthy authorization procedures for placing on the market. In other states , electronic cigarettes are considered tobacco products.

European Directive , which must still be adopted by the European Council and Parliament , and would provide standards to regulate a product that is experiencing a meteoric success and popular with many experts recognize the considerable benefits in the fight against tobacco. The maximum concentration of nicotine in a cartridge for electronic cigarette is 20 mg / ml and the maximum capacity of a single use cartridge 2 ml .

A PERIOD OF ASSESSMENT FOR ELECTRONIC CIGARETTES RECHARGEABLE

Doubt remains , however, on the question of rechargeable electronic cigarettes are very popular . A trial period of two years is provided , in which the European Commission may prohibit , under certain conditions . In the event that three Member States decide to ban them for reasons of public health , the EU executive would be able to extend the ban to the whole Union.

Once the directive is adopted , member states will have two years to transpose it into their national legislation. This is where France may choose to classify electronic cigarettes as drugs or as tobacco products. The debate promises to be complicated : he has ten days, the Tribunal de Commerce de Toulouse gave it due to a tobacconist who saw a dealer of electronic cigarettes an " unfair competitor ." Evidence that the discussion does not only focus on health.

Across the Atlantic, the debate is no less vivid . The electronic cigarette has just been banned in public places in New York. The goal : to ensure the consistency of legislation that bans tobacco. The New York City Council wanted to avoid "making normal again smoking in public places ."

Now this is also for e-cigarettes are possible - to analyze smoking behavior.

The e-cigarette is intended to offer smokers an alternative to tobacco fags and paper. The electronic replacement product has found many followers in Switzerland. Now is an e-cigarette come with jzfw from the same company on the market that can be connected to the smartphone. Using Bluetooth, the device establishes a connection with the mobile phone and sends this data. Among other things, you can according to the official website of the manufacturer can show how often one has resorted to stimulants, at which place was smoked and how much money you have already saved over normal tilt. Also, the effect of smoking on one's health can be viewed on the mobile phone screen. In addition, it is made clear when jzfw needs to be recharged.

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New health campaign in New York: The U.S. metropolis banished future also e-cigarettes from the public.

New York City - Offices, shops , government offices, parks : Wherever tobacco is not allowed in New York City in the future , a ban on e- cigarette applies . The electronic devices that are to be a substitute for real cigarettes will be banned in four months from the public life of the city .

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According to the television station CBS A corresponding regulation has adopted the New York City Council. Now it remains to be confirmed by the mayor. But there is no doubt that Michael Bloomberg still does before he retires with the new year out of office.
E- cigarettes vaporize a liquid to the user pretend to smoke a cigarette. Proponents see it as unobtrusive alternative to real tobacco , but critics point to possible damage from the fumes. The dispute is for years, in multiple U.S. states apply for the e- cigarette smoking bans already . In New York it is only one of several bans from the era Bloomberg.

Last of New York City Council in late October had caused a further tightening of tobacco laws for attention. Who wants to buy cigarettes in New York , the future must be at least 21 years old - and identify themselves accordingly. The city council decided the metropolis of the new law with 35 votes against ten .

For health campaign by the city was in the recent past , the fight against obesity . A controversial ban on giant soft drink cup had stopped but a court in the U.S. metropolis in March. The verdict was considered a setback for the former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg. His successor as mayor of Democrat Bill de Blasio was elected in November with more than 70 percent.

U.S. researchers are sounding the alarm: Carcinogens in Electronic Cigarettes

In some liquids are carcinogens such as formaldehyde have been found in the steam of many e- cigarette , the researchers were able to demonstrate carcinogenic metals such as nickel and lead. These substances are indeed present in lower concentration than in cigarette smoke , for carcinogenic substances there is , however, no threshold below which they were harmless , experts say .

Not exclude cancer risk
A carcinogenic effect therefore can not be excluded . Compared to Cigarettes E- cigarettes are less harmful yet , since no combustion products would arise . However, since not much would belong, so the experts , because there is not a consumer product that is similar harmful as cigarettes.

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According to the scientists , the frequency of the trains and the depth of inhalation are primarily responsible for the increased uptake of harmful chemicals. " There is an urgent need for action. Recent studies in eight U.S. colleges show that twelve percent of the consumers of e- cigarettes have previously never smoked a cigarette classic " warns Deepak Saxena , Assistant Professor of Basic Science and Craniofacial Biology. The misconception that e- cigarettes were harmless alternatives must be eliminated.

Up to 400 trains a nicotine cartridge
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the American Lung Association have already pointed out that smoking of e-cigarettes unconsciously inhale vaporized contaminants. Use the e- cigarette is nicotine vaporized in different strengths and inhaled instead of cigarette smoke liquid. This is the sensory feeling of smoking are generated . A nicotine cartridge ermöglilcht 200 to 400 trains . This corresponds to about two to three packs of cigarettes .

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Health electronic cigarette bans in schools, hospitals and transport

The aromatic steam consumption has grown in recent months as the foam. The phenomenon has spread throughout Europe and into Basque has taken off this year. Yet amid this growing consumption , the Ministry of Health and the autonomous communities decided yesterday to ban electronic cigarettes in health centers , educational and children's areas , on public transport and in the field of public administration, especially in offices to the public .

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In last year Interregional Council , the regional directors and the Minister Ana Mato also decided to raise the parliamentary groups extending the ban to all indoor public places, as now happens with snuff products , according to the Snuff current Act . Not surprisingly , experts had warned of its dangers. Thus Ayesa Javier , president of the society of specialists against smoking , said " are less toxic than cigarettes, but they are not safe ."

Medical experts claim their regulation and believe it is a product that should be included in the smoking ban
The Minister of Health said it will ask the groups that include a ban on electronic cigarettes on school , health centers and public transport in some of the standards that are now in process for it to enter into force in January. He indicated that the limitation must be made through a law, so that the fastest possible apply in January mechanism look , while for a wider ban regulation must await what anyone says parliamentarians.

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" A TRAP "

All communities , including the Basque Country, agree on the need for regulation of these cigarettes , with unwavering priority for the protection of minors. In this sense , the president of the Medical College (OMC ), Juan José Rodríguez Sendín warned of the risks and said they are " a big trap , very dangerous and misleading ." Therefore, said that "we must regulate it dramatically ," he comparing it to conventional snuff and including on the smoking ban . " We can not justify exceptions to electronic cigarette on the regulations of the consumption of snuff , and spaces , or prohibitions . Creating special conditions for consumption , which is just as toxic as snuff , can not be tolerated ," said President of the medical colleges .

Also in the Council gave green light to order that updates the authorization of homeopathic medicines with the objective of having the same degree of safety and quality than any other drug. In this regard, it is clarified that Mato adapt these products to European regulations on labeling and ensure the necessary information to users.

And conventional cigarette electronic cigarette are they really different?

The Ministry of Health and the regions have reached an agreement to regulate the electronic cigarette, a product that has become very popular , especially among those who want to quit , but for which until now there was no specific legislation unlike conventional cigarette . For them, the health authorities of our country have agreed that, until the effects on health are known, will be banned for use in schools and educational areas, hospitals and health centers in government facilities , services citizen services and public transport.

And conventional cigarette electronic cigarette are they really different?

These electronic devices which simulate conventional cigarette , but does not emit smoke atomizing a substance which may contain nicotine , - substance recognized as capable of generating a strong addiction - , propylene glycol and other products such as mint oils , vanilla , apple , sold in small disposable tanks format explained from the Spanish Society of Pneumology and Thoracic Surgery ( Separ ) .

Instead of smoking it is called " vaping " vapor emitted by very similar in appearance to tobacco smoke.

WHO advises against its use, at least until some competent regulatory body check its effectiveness , safety and quality , but more than one has embraced fashion electronic cigarette with the hope of leaving the conventional cigarette. A use that health authorities do not approve. " The statement of the implicit benefits associated health are unfounded or may be based on inaccurate or misleading information ' alert WHO, which reports that most contain large concentrations of propylene glycol, an irritant when inhaled , and it is suggested the presence of other toxic chemicals.

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Lack of evidence

The health authority said that globally , by far, the scientific evidence suggests that products vary greatly in the amount of nicotine and other chemicals that supply and , therefore , " there is no way for consumers to know how really what affects them is inhaling the product you purchased . "

In Spain , health professionals not condone or recommend its use in the absence of scientific evidence demonstrating its efficacy and safety.

Since Separ alert that contains some identical to those of normal cigarette substances , so has been shown in some cases the long-term carcinogenicity . " Due to the absence of specific data at present , the effects of e- cigarette in this regard, long-term , but may be potentially adverse , and undoubtedly deserving of a thorough investigation are unknown ," argues Dr. Segismundo Solano, pulmonologist and Smoking Area Coordinator of the Spanish Society of Pneumology and Thoracic Surgery ( separ ) .

Some studies have already shown that electronic cigarettes can cause changes in the lungs in the short term , similar to those produced by the ordinary cigarettes . A recent analysis evaluated the impact of using the electronic cigarette in lung function , for ten minutes, in healthy nonsmokers and smokers or patients with asthma or chronic lung disease obstructuva . " The main results showed that the electronic cigarette immediately increased the strength of the airway and diminish their power driver air through it, its effect being greater in the group of non-smokers and healthy smokers . These would be the short-term effects , " says Dr. Solano.

From the National Committee for Smoking Prevention ( NPTC ) warn that vapor electronic cigarettes "may contain toxic substances harmful to health and should not be used in enclosed public spaces ." Also warn lack of regulation and quality control, as the composition of such devices can vary greatly even within the same brand. " Some contain other toxic detectable dose ( nitrosamines , heavy metals, etc ... ) that do not appear on the label , as shown by the Food and Drug Administration ( FDA) ," notes a report CNPT .

The STP believes " urgent need " to apply these regulations to identical devices of snuff products " adapt its taxation, prohibit any form of advertising or promotion and sales to minors and prohibit smoking in public spaces , in same conditions that collects current legislation

E-cigarette: No case for the pharmacy

The e- cigarette could be marketed in Germany as far outside of pharmacies, Liese announced today in a press release. This is the result of negotiations between the EU Member States (Council of Ministers ) and the European Parliament . Council and the Commission had proposed to submit the e -cigarette pharmaceutical law . However, Parliament wanted to know classified the liquids of e-cigarettes as a tobacco product - at least as long as they do not contain more than 30 mg / ml nicotine. If they promise a healing effect , a regulatory drug approval should be required. Also concerned had resisted the Commission's plan - they feared high costs and bureaucratic obstacles.

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The compromise loud Liese out so that the Member States, the e- cigarette can continue to treat outside of the pharmaceutical legislation . However, it had been decided to strict regulations for the protection of young people. So should a similar ban on advertising as apply in tobacco . Moreover, there are strict quality criteria , and the e -cigarette should be marked with warnings . Because the e- cigarette contains nicotine - and that makes known to depend . But they can do without other harmful substances of tobacco. Experts are available for every opinion . Some say that with the e- cigarette there is much less damage to health . Others point to other still little explored and potentially dangerous additives of e-cigarettes and lack of long-term findings on the " vapors " .
Liese , the health spokesman of the Christian Democratic Group in the European Parliament, the compromise holds at least for balanced. "The e -cigarette is not without problems , because nicotine is addictive . Therefore, it should be used in any case of young people , "he explained . For heavy smokers who do not get away different from the cigarette she was , however, an alternative. "That's why we can not totregulieren them." With the compromise , said Liese , the health would be strengthened without unnecessary bureaucracy.