Valencia region 'may regulate' use of E-cigarettes
Wednesday, December 4, 2013 @ 10:41 AM
HEALTH authorities in the Valencia region plan to regulate sales and use of electronic or E-cigarettes and commission of experts is examining them to ascertain whether or not they are harmful.
E-cigarettes contain nicotine, the quantity of which is decided by the user, but do not carry other dangerous chemical elements such as tar or carbon monoxide in the way packet cigarettes do.
Although they do not give off smoke, they emit water vapour, and are not permitted on airlines.
But authorities want to ban them in bars and restaurants in the same way as they have with conventional cigarettes, at least until they know for certain whether the emissions produced could cause health problems.
Valencia regional health minister Manuel Llombart says his department is 'considering regulating' areas in which they can be used.
“These include places where people may be more susceptible to their ill-effects, if applicable, such as in schools, hospitals, health centres and residential care homes,” Llombart reveals.
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