China Health and Health Commission: legislation and supervision of e-cigarette harm plan

Mao Qun'an, head of Planning Department of China Health Commission, said at a press conference today that the harm of e-cigarettes should be paid high attention to. China Health Commission is working with relevant departments to carry out research on the supervision of e-cigarettes, and plans to regulate e-cigarettes through legislation.

According to Mao Qun'an, studies at home and abroad have found that the aerosols produced by e-cigarettes contain many toxic and harmful substances, and various additives in e-cigarettes also have health risks. In addition, many electronic cigarette products contain vague nicotine concentration labels, which easily lead to excessive consumption of users. Electronic cigarette appliances also have safety risks such as battery explosion, smoke liquid penetration, high temperature scald and so on.

The survey shows that the use of e-cigarettes in China is at a low level at present, but compared with 2015, the proportion of e-cigarettes that have been heard of, used and now used has increased. International research shows that the use of e-cigarettes is easy to induce young people to try to use traditional cigarettes and speed up the trend of young smokers.

"In view of the unsafe nature of electronic cigarettes, which will have an impact on the formation of healthy behavior habits of young people, it is necessary to strictly strengthen the supervision of electronic cigarettes. China Health and Health Commission, together with relevant departments, is carrying out research on the supervision of electronic cigarettes, and plans to supervise electronic cigarettes through legislation." Said Mao Qun'an.