Electronic **, the road ahead is still twists and turns

E-cigarettes were invented by Han Li, an engineer from Beijing Ruyan Electronics. In May 2004, the Ruyan Company sold its first electronic cigarette. Since then, electronic cigarettes have become popular. Accurate figures are difficult to count. As the world's largest manufacturer of electronic cigarettes, the company claims that by 2008 it had sold more than 300,000 electronic cigarettes. The “smart smokers” company that sells cigarettes in the UK said that their sales have increased exponentially. In the United States, the television program Doctors ranked e-cigarettes as the top 10 new health trends in 2008. In a world where smoking is less and less socially acceptable, electronic cigarettes seem to make a successful decision.

Electronic cigarettes generally consist of three parts: battery rods, atomizers, and cartridges. This small metal rod was later used as a healthy substitute for a very good cigarette. It has a certain smoking cessation function; it can refresh, satisfy the smoker's pleasure and use habits for many years.

However, 7 years have passed in the blink of an eye. Whether it is the sales of foreign trade or the domestic market, the market development of e-cigarettes is far from the original expectations. Controversy over laws and policies, exaggeration of publicity, and confusion in industry standards have made the future of electronic cigarettes still in the fog.

Ambiguous identity, flawed positioning; unproven utility
Because electronic cigarette technology is relatively new and has some links with tobacco legal and pharmaceutical policies, there are currently no conclusions about legislation and public health surveys on e-cigarettes in many countries.

In Austria, electronic cigarettes are considered medical devices and medical products with nicotine cartridges. Therefore, electronic cigarettes must have the CE (European Commission) mark before the legal sale, and the nicotine cartridge is registered as a medical product.

In Brazil, the sale, import, or any form of advertising of electronic cigarettes is prohibited. The Brazilian Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa) found that the current health and safety assessment of e-cigarettes is still unsatisfactory, so e-cigarettes cannot be commercialized.

In Denmark, e-cigarettes are legal, but the nicotine cartridge is currently under a temporary ban due to being examined by the Danish health department.

In Hong Kong, it is illegal to own or sell e-cigarettes.

In New Zealand, the Ministry of Health requires that nicotine cartridges comply with the requirements of the Pharmaceutical Act and cannot be sold unless they are registered drugs.

In Canada and Australia, e-cigarettes are not allowed on the market because they contain nicotine, which the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) identified as a drug delivery device. Since 2008, the FDA has detained more than 700 batches of imported electronic cigarettes. The dealers changed their claim that e-cigarettes are not used to quit smoking, but are substitutes for cigarettes.

The World Health Organization report stated that there is insufficient evidence that electronic cigarettes can help smokers quit smoking, and there is no evidence that electronic cigarettes are safe for humans. The lack of authoritative clinical arguments proves that e-cigarettes can play a role in smoking cessation and is an inherent shortcoming of electronic cigarettes in foreign trade sales.

Blindly exaggerated propaganda
Many e-cigarette merchants have advertised that they are “not the same as ordinary cigarettes, there is no carcinogenic substance, and they quit smoking completely according to the scientific method of smoking cessation.” "Green, healthy and non-carcinogenic" is often the main product of electronic cigarette products.

Electronic cigarettes may be healthier than cigarettes. Because electronic cigarettes do not burn, there is no tar, there is no carbon monoxide, electronic cigarettes have almost no material of traditional cigarettes, there are only nicotine in the cartridge.

Although the composition of nicotine in electronic cigarettes can be increased or decreased according to the preferences of different consumers, it can even be reduced to zero, but there are 40 to more than 60 substances that are harmful to the human body, such as nitrosamines and diethylene glycol. Nitrosamines are potent carcinogens, as well as teratogenic and mutagenic effects. Diethylene glycol is used as an antifreeze and solvent. Oral can cause nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, diarrhea and liver and kidney damage, can be fatal.

Businesses in their own touts will be e-cigarettes molded into the omnipotent smoking cessation master, some claimed to have ancient recipes, detoxification materials, or claiming to use high-tech materials, have internationally recognized patents.

"The United States is out of stock, Europe is crazy, and Japan is sold out. The signing of the contract guarantees that three courses of clean smoking can successfully quit smoking." An electronic cigarette is called.

This unrealistic exaggeration of publicity and subsequent negative arguments from authoritative organizations have led to widespread doubts among smokers over the purchase of e-cigarettes: can e-cigarettes really quit smoking? Is electronic eye really safe? However, in e-cigarette products that have been bought back at prices ranging from a few tens of dollars to a thousand dollars, there is often only a simple instruction for use.

Market standardization is imminent
The demand for the electronic cigarette market is being released. The inconsistency with its development is the lag in the formulation of relevant standards and regulations.

A large part of the electronic cigarette products on the market today are produced and sold by companies that lack relevant qualifications. Some consumers have experienced adverse reactions such as cough and dizziness after using electronic cigarette products of unknown manufacturers. The after-sales service of these shoddy products is even more conceivable.