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In 2006, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters and the United Food and Commercial Workers petitioned the U.S. OSHA to promulgate an emergency temporary standard to protect workers from the deleterious health effects of inhaling diacetyl vapors. [11] The petition was followed by a letter of support signed by more than 30 prominent ...
Links to studies on the health effects of diacetyl, and to a variety of related documents including the recent OSHA petition and the scientists' letter of support may be found here. Flavoring suspected in illness, Washington Post, May 7, 2007. NIOSH International Safety Card for 2,3-butanedione
The California Department of Public Health surveyed more than 31,000 high school students last year for the California Youth Tobacco Survey and found that 21.6% of them reported trying a tobacco ...
The health effects of e-cigarettes (e-cigarettes) potentially include exposure to toxic chemicals, increased likelihood of respiratory and cardiovascular diseases, and increased cancer risk. e-cigarettes are electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS). Their use may help tobacco smokers decrease their dependence on cigarettes that they replace.
The scientific community in the United States and Europe are primarily concerned with the possible effect of electronic cigarette use on public health. [1] There is concern among public health experts that e-cigarettes could renormalize smoking, weaken measures to control tobacco, [2] and serve as a gateway for smoking among youth. [3]
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Cigarettes may be flavored to mask the taste or odor of the tobacco smoke, enhance the tobacco flavor, or decrease the social stigma associated with smoking. [3] Flavors are generally added to the tobacco or rolling paper, although some cigarette brands have unconventional flavor delivery mechanisms such as inserting flavored pellets or rods into the cigarette filter. [3]