Quality, Safety, & Regulation of

E-Cigarettes

2011.10.31

Korea Consumer Agency

Ha Jeong-Chul, Ph. D.(hjc1010@kca.go.kr)

Ⅰ. History of E-Cigarette

Ⅱ. Quality of E-Cigarette

Ⅲ. Safety of E-Cigarette

Ⅳ. Regulation of E-Cigarette in Korea

ContentsContents

Electronic CigarettesHistory of E-CigarettesHistory of E-Cigarettes

2004 : RUYAN(China) ... and beyond

•More Cheap•No smell• Safer for others•Much less chemicals•More safe• Alternative to real cigarettes•Help in quitting smoking

Electronic Cigarette

s

Market Toxic chemicals Addiction to nicotine Quality deficiency Labeling problems Limited regulation

• Electronic Cigarettes

Structure of E-Cigarette

What is an E-Cigarette ?What is an E-Cigarette ?

Quality of E-Cigarettes- Labeling of nicotine content(26 products, 2009)

Quality of E-CigarettesQuality of E-Cigarettes

Quality of E-CigarettesQuality of E-Cigarettes

Quality of E-Cigarettes- Labeling of nicotine content(10 products, 2010)

Quality of E-Cigarettes- Labeling of E-Cigarettes (10 products, 2010)

Quality of E-CigarettesQuality of E-Cigarettes

Safety of E-CigarettesSafety of E-Cigarettes

Consumer injury by E-Cigarettes- CISS, Consumer Injury Surveillance System(KCA)

Consumer notify(Hot-line, Internet)

Consumer notify(Hot-line, Internet)

Submission of Injury information

(66 hospital, 18 fire department etc)

Submission of Injury information

(66 hospital, 18 fire department etc)

Consumer complaint

(KCA, Consumer group, Local government)

Consumer complaint

(KCA, Consumer group, Local government)

Cooperative Institute

(National Emergency management etc.)

Cooperative Institute

(National Emergency management etc.)

CISS

Corrective action/ Recall recommend

Corrective action/ Recall recommend

Regulation improvement

Regulation improvement

Alert notification(Make public : TV, Press, report etc)

Alert notification(Make public : TV, Press, report etc)

Information notification

(governmental & cooperative group)

Information notification

(governmental & cooperative group)

Consumer injury by E-Cigarettes- CISS, Consumer Injury Surveillance System(KCA)

Safety of E-CigarettesSafety of E-Cigarettes

Safety of E-Cigarettes- Test results of hazardous substances (KCA, 2009)

Safety of E-CigarettesSafety of E-Cigarettes

Safety of E-Cigarettes- Test results of carcinogenic substances (US FDA, 2009)

Safety of E-CigarettesSafety of E-Cigarettes

Safety of E-Cigarettes- Comparison of nicotine content (KCA, 2011)

Safety of E-CigarettesSafety of E-Cigarettes

Regulating E-Cigarettes- Comparison of E-cigarette and E-smoking cessation aid

Regulation of E-CigarettesRegulation of E-Cigarettes

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