Regulations on e cigrettes

E-cigarettes though they are smokeless but they have plenty of agencies fuming
about them. Government run Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has declared
selling of e-cigarettes illegal in Maharashtra, the Indian laws on these slender
Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems (ENDS) remain hazy. Moreover, the ecigarette are freely available for sale online. Maharashtra is the only the second
state after Punjab to ban e-cigarettes.
In 2014, Indian government appointed expert committee comprising of doctors,
scientists and activists to analyse the harmful effects of e-cigarettes on the human
body

The committee headed by Additional Secretary (Health) in New Delhi Shri C.K.
Mishra discussed the current scenario to study its effects on public health and
decided measures to control the sale, supply, import, manufacturing and trade of
ENDS under the existing legislative framework.
It has taken a stand on banning e-cigarettes at the earliest and has submitted its
report to the union health ministry.
The report stated that once children and youths are addicted to it, it will not only
pinch their pockets, they may slowly switch over to other tobacco products.
Hence, it may act as a gateway to nicotine addiction.
What do doctors say about e-cigarettes?
E-cigarettes help to maintain the smoking habit, not quit it. ENDS is much more
harmful than smoking cigarettes. The minimal lethal dose of nicotine is 30mg
and it is perceived that that the nicotine which is contained in the cartridges of ecigarettes is much more than the maximum limit. Also, propylene glycol, which is
the main solvent in e-cigarettes is used as an industrial poison, said Dr Pankaj
Chaturvedi, professor, head and neck cancer surgery, Tata Memorial Hospital in
Parel.
As per Dr Srinath Reddy, director, Public Health Foundation of India, New Delhi
-ENDS is a Trojan horse, capable of wreaking havoc as an addictive device. It
will de-normalise many of the tobacco-control rules. Adverse effect of nicotine on
the cardiovascular system and foetal brain impairment are also well
documented.
Flavouring agents are used in ENDS are just another way of luring young
potential clients. Moreover, it is just one marketing gimmick by the tobacco
industry to introduce a new product while also maintaining the old tobacco
products in the market, said Dr PC Gupta, director, HEALIS Sekhsaria Institute
for Public Health, Mumbai.

Accidentally or purposefully, ingesting orally or intravenously 50-60mg of

nicotine in e-cigarette cartridge is akin to a 70kg person being exposed to 3040mg per cubic meter of smoke, assuming his breathing rate is 50 litres of air per
minute, which is equivalent to smoking 50 cigarettes at once. (Source: Centres for
Disease Control and Prevention, US)

Source: http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report-india-contemplates-ban-one-cigarettes-2069439