1. Quality, Safety, & Regulation of E-Cigarettes 2011.10.31 Korea Consumer Agency Ha Jeong-Chul, Ph. D. (hjc1010@kca.go.kr)

2. Ⅰ. History of E-Cigarette Ⅱ. Quality of E-Cigarette Ⅲ. Safety of E-Cigarette Ⅳ. Regulation of E-Cigarette in Korea Contents

3. Electronic Cigarettes History 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 Cigarettes Market Toxic chemicals Addiction to nicotine Quality deficiency Labeling problems Limited regulation Electronic Cigarettes

4. Structure of E-Cigarette What is an E-Cigarette ?

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

6. - Labeling of nicotine content(10 products, 2010)

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

8. Safety 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 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)

9. Consumer injury by E-Cigarettes - CISS, Consumer Injury Surveillance System(KCA) Safety of E-Cigarettes

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

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

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

13. Regulating E-Cigarettes - Comparison of E-cigarette and E-smoking cessation aid Regulation of E-Cigarettes

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