ECASU

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a safety alert for
consumers of electronic cigarettes on July 22, 2009 following the
results of a laboratory analysis of the best electronic cigarette
samples.Testing
a small sample of cartridges from two leading brands of electronic
cigarettes, the FDA's Division of Pharmaceutical Analysis found
diethylene glycol in one sample, and in other samples, carcinogens,
including nitrosamines. The
electronic cigarette is a smoking alternative that is relatively new to
the market here in the United States. It is a product that is not
regulated by the FDA at this time, though that may change in the
future. Electronic cigarettes are largely regarded as a
healthier smoking alternative to traditionally manufactured cigarettes, which
contain thousands of chemicals, many of which are poisonous and/or
carcinogenic. However, electronic cigarettes have had little testing
done to determine the dangers they might pose, so their safety as a
smoking alternative is unclear. This alert from the FDA represents a
start in that review process. The jury is still out on whether these
cigarettes are safe or not. However, many people out there are already
using the  e-cig and have quit smoking. So why not give it a try? It
can't be worse than the real thing!