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False Media Report On Electronic Cigarettes Will Cost Lives 

LONDON, ENGLAND

A recent article by the Peninsula, Qatar on the electronic cigarette contains false and misleading information that could lead to the deaths of smokers and electronic cigarette users.

An Open Letter to the Editor of The Peninsula, Qatar

Dear Sir

In a recent report on the electronic cigarette your newspaper stated that the electronic cigarette is more dangerous than conventional cigarettes.

Your report appears to rely on a twisted and incorrect reading of the FDA's commissioned analysis of the electronic cigarette. . . .

In one out of the eighteen cartridges tested the scientists found a single harmful carcinogen, Diethylene Glycol.

Ingredients in Conventional Cigarettes

In contrast, cigarettes contain the following carcinogens: Benz(a)anthracene, Benzo(b)fluoranthene, Benzo(j)fluoranthene, Benzo(k)fluoranthene, Benzo(a)pyrene, Dibenz(a,h)anthracene,, Dibenzo(a,l)pyrene, Dibenzo(a,e)pyrene, Indeno(1,2,3-cd)pyrene, Quinolineb, Dibenz(a,j)acridine, Benzo(b)furan, Furan, N-Nitrosodimethylamine, N -Nitrosoethylmethylamine, N -Nitrosodiethylamine, N -Nitroso-di-n-butylamine, N -Nitrosopyrrolidine N -Nitrosopiperidine, N -Nitrosodiethanolamine, N -Nitrosonornicotine, 4-(Methylnitrosamino)-1-(3-pyridyl)-1-butanone, 2-Toluidine 2,6-Dimethylaniline, 2-Naphthylamine, 4-Aminobiphenyl, AaC, PhIP, Formaldehyde, Acetaldehyde, 1,3-Butadiene, Isoprene, Benzene, Styrene, Acetamide, Acrylamide,, Acrylonitrile, Vinyl chloride, DDT, DDE, Catechol, Caffeic acid, 1,1-Dimethylhydrazine, 2-Nitropropane, Nitrobenzene, Ethyl carbamate, Ethylene oxide, Propylene oxide, Methyleugenol, Hydrazine, Arsenic, Nickel, Chromium, Cadmium, Lead and Polonium-210. . . .

Cigarettes kill one third of long term users.

By persuading people to smoke real cigarettes or to revert from electronic cigarettes to real cigarettes, there can be little doubt that your article could lead to the deaths of smokers.

We call on you to issue a retraction of the falsehoods contained in your story.

Perhaps there is still time to undo some of the damage your false and misleading 'reporting' has caused.

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