No other single report has had this large of an effect on public health, says Thomas Frieden, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
He wrote a detailed response to Health Canada, concluding: "Rather than seeking to create a series of ill-advised comparative risk statements, Health Canada is encouraged to take effective action to mitigate serious public health problems associated with e-cigarette use." Tobacco-control advocate Stanton Glantz, a professor of medicine at the University of California, San Francisco, warned Health Canada that the proposed health claims "could be misread by consumers and potential consumers as indicating that e-cigarettes are safe." Fontem Ventures, which markets the Blu vaping device, said in a submission that it "applauds" Health Canada for the initiative
Gomez F, Ayo-Yusuf O, Yershova K, Jain V, Alcheva A, Hatsukami DK, Parascandola M, Stepanov I (2023) Heterogeneity of harmful constituent profiles in smokeless tobacco products from five African countries
Counterfeit products endanger health, rob honest businesses of fair competition, and erode public trust in our systems
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