The move to ban the sale of electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) comes after the union ministry of health and family welfare issued an advisory to all states and Union Territories in August last year, asking them to ensure that the same is not sold, manufactured, distributed, traded, imported or advertised across the country.
Talking about the same, Pallavi Darade, FDA commissioner said that the ban on e-cigarettes will be imposed as soon as they receive a green signal from the state government and a proposal to this effect will be sent within a week.
E-cigarettes have become increasingly popular over the last few years as a smoke-free alternative to conventional tobacco cigarettes. However, the health effects of ‘vaping’ on humans have been debated in the scientific and tobacco manufacturing community.
Health experts have welcomed the FDA’s proposed move to ban e-cigarettes as these contain chemicals such as lead, chromium, nickel which adversely affect human health. Sharing the medical implications and effects, Dr. Sandeep Salvi, president of the Chest Research Foundation said that there is low awareness about the side effects of e-cigarette among the citizens. Most of them think that these are less harmful than cigarettes and do not have adverse effects on health. But despite not containing tobacco, these are yet toxic.
According to the World Health Organisation, there are nearly 106 million adult smokers in the country, which makes India second only to China in this category.
Increase in vaping is a serious cause of concern even though the use of cigarettes has dropped. When e-cigarettes first made an appearance, their adverse effects, which are rather obvious now, took a few years to come to light. Even though e-cigarettes do not burn tobacco, they still contain and emit potentially toxic substances.
The move to ban the sale of electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) comes after the union ministry of health and family welfare issued an advisory to all states and Union Territories in August last year, asking them to ensure that the same is not sold, manufactured, distributed, traded, imported or advertised across the country.
Talking about the same, Pallavi Darade, FDA commissioner said that the ban on e-cigarettes will be imposed as soon as they receive a green signal from the state government and a proposal to this effect will be sent within a week.
E-cigarettes have become increasingly popular over the last few years as a smoke-free alternative to conventional tobacco cigarettes. However, the health effects of ‘vaping’ on humans have been debated in the scientific and tobacco manufacturing community.
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Health experts have welcomed the FDA’s proposed move to ban e-cigarettes as these contain chemicals such as lead, chromium, nickel which adversely affect human health. Sharing the medical implications and effects, Dr. Sandeep Salvi, president of the Chest Research Foundation said that there is low awareness about the side effects of e-cigarette among the citizens. Most of them think that these are less harmful than cigarettes and do not have adverse effects on health. But despite not containing tobacco, these are yet toxic.
According to the World Health Organisation, there are nearly 106 million adult smokers in the country, which makes India second only to China in this category.
Increase in vaping is a serious cause of concern even though the use of cigarettes has dropped. When e-cigarettes first made an appearance, their adverse effects, which are rather obvious now, took a few years to come to light. Even though e-cigarettes do not burn tobacco, they still contain and emit potentially toxic substances.