Myth: Vaping causes Popcorn Lung: Difference between revisions

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=What actions were taken to protect consumers after the study was released?=
=What actions were taken to protect consumers after the study was released?=
*Many e-liquid manufacturers switched to Diacetyl-free ingredients.
*Many e-liquid manufacturers switched to Diacetyl-free ingredients.
*Most flavor [https://shop.perfumersapprentice.com/t-FlavorWorkshopCustard.aspx manufacturers] reformulated their flavoring to Diacetyl-free formulas.
*Most flavor [https://shop.perfumersapprentice.com/t-FlavorWorkshopCustard.aspx manufacturers] reformulated their flavoring to [https://nicotineriver.com/collections/flavourart-concentrates Diacetyl-free] formulas.
*As a further precaution to avoid the potential for there to be an issue in the future, some countries have banned the use of Daicetyl in e-liquids. Examples include [https://www.legislation.gov.au/F2021L00595/latest/text Australia],[https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/chapter-6-ingredient-guidance-northern-ireland Northern Ireland], [https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/chapter-6-ingredient-guidance-great-britain Great Britain], and member states of the EU Tobacco Products Directive (TPD).
*As a further precaution to avoid the potential for there to be an issue in the future, some countries have banned the use of Daicetyl in e-liquids. Examples include [https://www.legislation.gov.au/F2021L00595/latest/text Australia],[https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/chapter-6-ingredient-guidance-northern-ireland Northern Ireland], [https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/chapter-6-ingredient-guidance-great-britain Great Britain], and member states of the EU Tobacco Products Directive (TPD).
*A [https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fchem.2021.756716/full study] published in 2021 found "that the mean number of chemicals detected per product has in fact changed over the years; products collected in 2017 and 2018 appear to have a significantly higher number of chemical compounds when compared to those collected in 2019. This trend is observed regardless of flavour category analyzed. Of the 825 samples tested "diacetyl was detected in two vaping liquids acquired prior to 2018, 2,3 pentanedione was not detected in any vaping liquids analyzed in the Open Characterization dataset." No Diacetyl was found in the liquids acquired after 2018.
*A [https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fchem.2021.756716/full study] published in 2021 found "that the mean number of chemicals detected per product has in fact changed over the years; products collected in 2017 and 2018 appear to have a significantly higher number of chemical compounds when compared to those collected in 2019. This trend is observed regardless of flavour category analyzed. Of the 825 samples tested "diacetyl was detected in two vaping liquids acquired prior to 2018, 2,3 pentanedione was not detected in any vaping liquids analyzed in the Open Characterization dataset." No Diacetyl was found in the liquids acquired after 2018.