Electronic cigarettes more toxic than tobacco

French researchers have found that the content of harmful carcinogenic compounds electronic cigarettes closer to normal, and sometimes on the toxicity of "overtaking" them.

This is the conclusion drawn by researchers from the National Institute for Consumer France, reports Daily Mail .

Test report of ten different models of electronic cigarettes (as rechargeable and non-rechargeable) published in the Journal of 60 Millions de consommateurs (60 million consumers).

"Par Three models of electronic cigarettes contain carcinogen formaldehyde in almost the same concentration as the usual tobacco product. In the evaporation of two models of electronic cigarettes was found highly toxic compound acrolein. Its concentration was sometimes even higher than in conventional cigarettes, "- said editor Lorenzo Thomas (Thomas Laurenceau).

Scientists and lamented the lack of a sale of replacement cartridges are low in nicotine. The fact that existing cartridges contain a lethal dose of nicotine for children.

In May of this year, the French health minister has announced that in the near future e-cigarettes will be brought under the same regulations as regular tobacco products. In particular, it will be forbidden to sell them to minors, advertising and use in public places. According to statistics, electronic cigarettes smoke about a million Frenchmen.