The research of Ester Omaiye, an ETOX graduate student, and Professor Prue Talbot on the flavoring ingredients in e-cigarettes has recently been highlighted in UCR News. Following the FDA ban of flavors from pod-style electronic cigarettes except for menthol and tobacco, users have discovered that flavored disposable e-cigarettes from other manufacturers are readily available. Omaiye, Talbot and co-authors compared cytotoxicity and potential adverse effects of selected flavor chemicals and coolants in JUUL and Puff e-cigarettes. Their results indicated that switching from JUUL to Puff e-cigarettes would expose users to higher levels of WS-23 and pulegone. Their research suggested that the risks of cancer may be reduced by using products containing pure menthol rather than mint oils. The UCR news article can be found here and the article in the journal Tobacco Control can be found here. Our congratulations to Ester and Prue for their ongoing and impactful research.
Another e-cigarette publication by Prue Talbot and former postdoc Careen Khachatoorian has also been highlighted by UCR News. It highlights the potential effects that can occur from dermal exposure to the e-cigarette liquids directly or through exposure in vape shops. Again, we congratulate Pure and Careen for their work.
