Jump to full article: WalesOnline (uk), 2009-10-11
Intro: THEY have been hailed as the future of smoking and a non-cancerous alternative to cigarettes that don't fall foul of the ban.
But serious safety concerns have been raised about electronic cigarettes as their popularity continues to grow.
And there are fears children could get hooked on nicotine by using the so-called e-cigs, electronic cigarettes are not liable to age restriction because they do not contain tobacco.
Some are being marketed as appetite suppressants while others are promoted as the choice of fashion-conscious young celebrities
Tanya Buchanan, chief executive of ASH Wales, said: "It is possible that many of these products do not comply with UK product safety regulations and some may contain toxic levels of nicotine.
"Electronic cigarettes fall into a regulatory gap and have yet to undergo the rigorous testing to which other nicotine products are subjected."
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