CHEONGJU, May 10 (Korea Bizwire) – At the smoking hazard laboratory in Osong, a city in North Chungcheong Province, researchers have been meticulously analyzing the liquid contents of commercially available e-cigarettes using advanced equipment, according to officials who gave a tour to reporters on May 8. The intensive analysis stems from concerns that e-cigarette liquids may [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s customs agency announced a plan to strengthen the crackdown on individuals evading taxes on imports of liquid-type e-cigarettes made of tobacco leaves by falsely reporting that they are made of synthetic nicotine. The Korea Customs Service said Thursday it had developed a high-precision analysis method to identify [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — BAT Rothmans, the Korean arm of British American Tobacco, claimed Tuesday its tobacco heating device glo can reduce health risks of traditional cigarettes in a move to convince lawmakers and the public to ease regulations on e-cigarettes. Glo is a tobacco heating product brand produced by British American Tobacco [...]
SEOUL, July 22 (Korea Bizwire) — A recent study showed that liquid-based e-cigarettes emit more ultrafine dust than regular cigarettes. The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency photographed smoke and aerosols emitted from cigarettes to analyze their chemical composition, for the first time in the country, between September of last year and May. The results [...]
SEOUL, July 30 (Korea Bizwire) — The global health body introduced the South Korean system of requiring warning images on electronic cigarettes as an exemplary case in its latest report. The Report on the Global Tobacco Epidemic is a biannual survey released by the World Health Organization (WHO) on the basis of its evaluation of [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — Following an interpretation by the government that nicotine extracted from tobacco roots and stems does not legally qualify as ‘tobacco’, imports of nicotine for e-cigarettes known to be extracted from the said parts have soared. The Board of Audit and Inspection (BAI) reported that imports of nicotine extracted from [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea on Thursday said it will maintain its strong warning against flavored e-cigarettes over health risks after the country’s health authorities found minute traces of substances suspected of causing severe lung injuries in e-cigarette liquids sold here. All 153 vaping liquid products revealed the presence of additives and [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — Two major South Korean duty free stores said Monday they have suspended sales of flavored e-cigarettes, following the government’s warning against the use of such vaping products due to rising health concerns. Lotte Duty Store and the Shilla Duty Free said they have halted sales of flavored vaping products [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — More convenience stores in South Korea are suspending sales of liquid type e-cigarettes following a government warning for people not to use such vaping products due to serious health risks. Convenience store chains Emart24 and 7-Eleven announced Saturday they will halt sales of three flavored liquid e-cigarettes made by [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — GS25, a South Korean convenience store chain owned by GS Retail, said Thursday it has suspended sales of four flavored e-cigarettes, a day after the government strongly advised people not to use such vaping products over serious health risks. Health and Welfare Minister Park Neung-hoo on Wednesday advised people [...]