{"id":33484,"date":"2016-11-15T11:28:15","date_gmt":"2016-11-15T11:28:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/?p=33484"},"modified":"2016-12-06T15:22:04","modified_gmt":"2016-12-06T15:22:04","slug":"e-cigs-are-they-safe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/no-logo\/e-cigs-are-they-safe","title":{"rendered":"E-cigarettes: are they safe?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Recent concerns about<\/a> when using electronic cigarettes (e-cigs) by the chairman of British Medical Association\u2019s Welsh Council, Dr Phil Banfield, have reignited debate into the popular device.<\/p>\n

Dr Banfield expressed concerns regarding the possible longitudinal effects, such as cancer-causing toxins, that are yet to be confirmed from long-term e-cigarette usage.<\/p>\n

Following safety aspects of this, examples of e-cigs catching fire and exploding have also sparked discussion around the tobacco substitute.<\/p>\n

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E-cig customers remain unmoved by safety concerns<\/p><\/div>\n

Liam O\u2019Shea, 25, assistant manager for E-Cigilicious<\/a> in Cardiff, claims that \u201cmisuse\u201d is the reason behind such faults.<\/p>\n

Liam explains that many e-cigs use a USB connector that charges the battery, stored in the body piece, known as a \u2018mod\u2019. He says that in the cases where e-cigs have exploded the common cause is routed in users plugging the USB cable into other peripherals, their phone adapter, for example.<\/p>\n

These devices operate at different amp (measure of power) levels, which consequently leads to e-cig batteries overcharging.<\/p>\n

E-cig interest has grown considerably:<\/b><\/h2>\n