'Heat not burn' cigarettes still harmful to health, say government advisors

Tobacco companies hail non burning cigarettes as safer option, but a government advisory board says although they are less risky they are still not safe

‘Heat not burn’ cigarettes, marketed as a safer option by tobacco companies, still contain chemicals that are harmful to health, a government advisory body has found.

The independent Committee on Toxicity of Chemicals in Food, Consumer Products and the Environment (COT) has looked at the evidence on the “heat not burn” products currently available mainly online in the UK. They are less risky than conventional cigarettes, the committee has found, but nobody should assume they are safe.

Continue reading... December 12, 2017 at 06:55PM