ft社评电子烟监管应遵循科学（Editorial ft electronic cigarette should follow the scientific supervision）.docVIP

ft社评电子烟监管应遵循科学（Editorial ft electronic cigarette should follow the scientific supervision） Editorial: FT electronic cigarette should follow the scientific supervision In recent decades, the whole western world has become increasingly strict in regulation of cigarettes and cigarettes. The role of this regulation now seems unquestioned. Britains annual death toll from smoking is as high as 100 thousand, compared with 5 million in the world. Tobacco smoke contains 70 carcinogens, 90% of lung cancer deaths are caused by these carcinogens, and 1/3 of other cancers are caused by these carcinogens. Smoking causes heart disease, stroke, premature birth, cataracts, and a host of other preventable complications. Secondhand smoke affects non-smokers, especially children who are usually unable to get rid of their parents smoking habits. The debate about tobacco regulation, however, is now opening a new front, with the focus of what is known as the electronic cigarette. Technological advances have enabled us to make battery powered electronic cigarettes at lower cost, which can heat up nicotine containing liquids and turn them into steam that can be smoked or smoked. Electronic cigarettes do not contain any carcinogens, such as tar and arsenic, found in ordinary cigarettes. Given that electronic cigarettes are likely to reduce the health consequences of smokers, we should naturally believe that its rapid rise will be welcomed by health regulators. Unfortunately, the present situation is just the opposite. The WHO (WHO) and the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are likely to classify electronic cigarettes as tobacco products. Its unsettling. WHO has proposed a target of 30% reduction in tobacco use by 2025. In view of this, it limits the electronic cigarettes decision to be unable to understand. WHO is the guardian of the tobacco control framework convention (Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, referred to as FCTC), which defines the global tobacco regulatory standards.