Las Vegas company gets FDA warning about electronic cigarettes

Friday, Sept. 10, 2010 | 2:05 a.m.

The Food and Drug Administration issued a warning this week to five companies, including one in Las Vegas that makes electronic cigarettes, saying some are making unproven health claims, the Associated Press reported.

E-Cig Technology Inc. of Las Vegas is one of the five companies the FDA said it sent warning letters. The companies make e-cigarettes or components for the plastic and metal devices that heat a liquid nicotine solution in a disposable cartridge, creating vapor that the smoker inhales.

It said the companies are violating the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act, including unsubstantiated claims and poor manufacturing practices, the AP reported.

As for E-Cig Technology, the FDA said it is even selling liquid forms of erectile dysfunction and weight-loss drugs that can be used in an e-cigarette, the AP reported.

The FDA requested the companies let the agency know within 15 business days how it plans to correction the violations.

E-Cig Technology is listed at 2451 N. Rainbow Blvd., in Las Vegas. Company officials could not be reached for comment.

The other companies are based in Colorado, Minnesota, Wisconsin and Florida.

The FDA sent a letter to the Electronic Cigarette Association saying that its actions aren’t meant to be seen as an effort to ban battery-powered electronic cigarettes.

Public health groups say the cigarettes contain dangerous chemicals and are being marketed to children.

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By joshz

Sept. 17, 2010

6:36 p.m.

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Generally, I'm a proponent of electronic cigarettes. However, the practice of putting prescription drugs into the vapor I think is grossly unethical and should be illegal if it's not already. The notion that you can puff your way to a slimmer, or more sexually functional version of your current self is a ludicrous claim that will only hurt the electronic cigarette industry as a whole.

The people out to make a quick buck off of the "fad" of prescription drugs are going to hurt people who are using electronic cigarettes as a way to avoid the smoke and tar, and hurt people who prefer them over real cigarettes and aren't interested in breath in weight loss medication.

Just my .02

Josh
http://electroniccigarettereview.tv