Every year the UK government commissions an independent review of the evidence around the safety of vaping.
The review of vaping, now in its eighth reiteration, is already the most solid review of vaping evidence in the world – and this year is the most comprehensive yet.
Evidence on vaping safety
The report reiterated that vaping poses only a small fraction of the risks of smoking. However, that doesn’t mean vaping is risk free.
This year there is particular emphasis on biomarkers of exposure – i.e. markers in the body that show the body has been exposed to certain chemicals or toxins.
Not only did the report find that vapers’ biomarkers were significantly lower than those found in smokers, it also found that there was no exposure to biomarkers from passive vaping.
Dr Debbie Robson, a Senior Lecturer in Tobacco Harm Reduction King’s IoPPN and one of the report’s authors said:
James Dunworth – Ashtray Blog – 2022-09-30.
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