“As Michael Siegel — a public health Professor at Boston University — says “there is overwhelming evidence that smoking is more hazardous than vaping. One of the most compelling lines of evidence is a series of studies showing that when smokers switch to e-cigarettes, they experience immediate and dramatic improvement in both their respiratory and cardiovascular health, measured both subjectively and objectively.” Cancer rates are at an all-time low partially due to the introduction of vaping and subsequent reduction in smoking. Therefore it is important that we support those wanting to vape as a tool to quit smoking.”

ARTICLE LINK:

Vaping is much safer than smoking, regardless of the opinion of some public health “experts”

“A new study of the e-cigarette tax in Minnesota has verified the first rule of economics: the more something costs, the less people buy. The study’s authors, mostly National Bureau of Economic Research economists, found Minnesota’s tax levied on e-cigarettes “𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗱𝘂𝗹𝘁 𝘀𝗺𝗼𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗲𝗱 𝘀𝗺𝗼𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗲𝘀𝗼𝘁𝗮.” Although the findings agree with previous studies, showing that higher taxes successfully reduce vaping, they also find that e-cigarette taxes have re-incentivized the use of conventional cigarettes.”

ARTICLE LINK:

Vaping Tax Economics

STUDY:

The Impact of E-Cig Taxes on Smoking Rates: Evidence From Minnesota

“This divergence between reality and public opinion is largely due to attempts by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to scare and misinform the public about e-cigarettes’ relative risks and benefits. Despite the harm reduction potential of e-cigarettes, the FDA, CDC, and anti-smoking advocacy groups have been relentless in their attempts to raise doubts about the safety of e-cigarettes and suppress their use. While they claim their campaign is targeted at preventing never-smokers and minors from initiating e-cigarette use, it has also deceived adult smokers. Every message from the CDC and the FDA that drums up fear and turns Americans away from e-cigarettes should be measured in the lives it could cost.”

ARTICLE LINK:
Federal Health Agencies’ Misleading Messaging on E-Cigarettes Threatens Public Health

NOTE: Special thanks to Phil Busardo and Taste Your Juice for inviting me to help bring everyone some of the latest International Vaping News and legislative issues happening within the industry. I hope you will find the section to be helpful in keeping aware of some of the latest media articles about the industry.

FDA [REGULATION CHANGES]

“The new policy doesn’t change the letter of the law surrounding vaping, since from the FDA’s perspective, all vapes, as newer tobacco products, need agency authorization to be on the market legally. But in practice, the policy prohibits the production, distribution and sale of all flavored cartridge-based e-cigarettes, with the exception of menthol and tobacco flavors, after Feb. 1. After that date, unless a manufacturer can show that an unauthorized flavored cartridge is “appropriate for the protection of public health” and receive FDA authorization, the product will not be allowed on the market. The FDA also said it would take action against e-cigarette manufacturers if they do not take adequate measures to prevent teen access, or if they market to minors, regardless of whether their products are flavored or cartridge-based. The FDA does not consider its policy to be a ban. Nervertheless, University of Maryland Carey School of Law professor Kathleen Hoke told us she was skeptical that any non-menthol flavored pod product would receive premarket authorization.”

ARTICLE LINK:

Q&A on the FDA’s Flavored E-Cig Policy

I would like to personally welcome Bill Tarling as a contributor to TasteYourJuice.com!

As you know, vaping is quite a hot topic all over the world. There are numerous vaping articles coming out every day, and it’s sometimes difficult to keep up with them all.

Bill Tarling has been doing an excellent job collecting vaping related news stories for his Facebook Group Vape Distortion.

I’ve invited Bill to contribute to this website and post the articles here as well, good or bad.

All of Bill’s Posts will begin with “VAPING NEWS:“.
I’ve asked Bill to post all articles up to a week ago so you may see a lot of posts from him here soon! 🙂

I hope this additional content to TasteYourJuice.com proves beneficial and helpful to you.

If you look to the left, you’ll see the new Vaping News page under Information/Resources.  All of Bill’s posts will be kept there as well as on the main news feed page.

WELCOME MY FRIEND & THANK YOU!

Phil/Dimitris

I first wrote you guys on March 15, 2018. At that point I was about 6 months in to a successful and surprisingly easy transition from smoking to vaping. I’m still vaping, having not even held a cigarette (literally) since the day I started vaping. But do you know what I’m proudest of? I’m proudest of the fact that I’ve helped 5 other lifelong smokers make the switch. Yeah, I’ve given away 1 Zenith tank, 1 Zlide, a couple of Ares and a handful of single battery mods – but so what? Those “gifts” are FAR surpassed by the knowledge that others have benefited. I will give more away, and I will keep vaping!

I continue to watch and enjoy your posts – keep it up, gentlemen. You are doing GOOD.

Dennis

This is a good performing cell that appears to use the same Yong De Li New Energy Company YDL 26650D cell that other companies also wrap. It appears identical to, and performs essentially the same as, the YDL cell.

The capacity for the two Vapcells I tested was 4311mAh and 4433mAh at 860mA (0.2C) down to 2.5V. This is typically poor consistency for a China manufactured cell but these cells easily meet the 4200mAh minimum rating that YDL uses. I am rating this cell at 4200mAh.

Vapcell gives this cell a 32A “max continuous discharge” rating but that leads to a cell temperature a bit above my 80°C limit. I am giving this cell a 30A rating.

Two cells were purchased for testing by me.

Ratings graphic: https://imgur.com/a/QGwwQOM

Full Test report: https://bit.ly/2RgJ4qM

I want to work for the vaping community full time! If you feel what I do is worth a couple dollars a month and you would like early access to battery availability, battery and charger testing and news, and a say in what I test, then please consider becoming a patron and supporting my testing efforts: https://www.patreon.com/batterymooch.

These tests only note the ESTIMATED ratings for these batteries at the time I tested them. Any battery that is not a genuine Samsung, Sony, Murata, LG, Panasonic, Molicel, or Sanyo can change at any time! This is one of the hazards of using “rewrapped” batteries or batteries from other manufacturers so carefully research any battery you are considering using before purchasing.

Misusing or mishandling lithium-ion batteries can pose a SERIOUS RISK of personal injury or property damage. They are not meant to be used outside of a protected battery pack. Never exceed the battery’s continuous current rating and keep the plastic wrap and top insulating ring in perfect condition.

Any rating in my ratings tables can change at any time as different grade cells appear on the market, we get swamped with fakes, or new information becomes available to me. Please, never assume that the ratings in the tables are permanent and will never change! Always download the latest version before considering any cell purchase.

To see how other cells have tested check out this link: https://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/blog-entry/list-of-battery-tests.7436/

Here’s the latest from Brent Stafford at Regulator Watch:

Joining us on RegWatch is Dr. Riccardo Polosa the world’s foremost researcher on nicotine vaping and its effects on the lung and respiratory system.
Dr. Polosa is a Respiratory Physician, professor, and Director of the Institute for Internal Medicine & Clinical Immunology at the University of Catania, Italy.

Dr. Polosa is an expert in lung disease and over numerous studies, his research provides clinical evidence supporting the health benefits of vaping; not only to reduce harm but in some cases, even reverse the harm caused by smoking.

What does he think about the CDC sponsored smear campaign that falsely implicated nicotine vaping as a cause of the deadly lung-illness? What does science say about the relative harms (and benefits) of vaping on the lung? And, is the damage done to vaping’s reputation permanent?

Find out on RegWatch, by RegulatorWatch.com

Live Streamed: January 14, 2020

Produced by: Brent Stafford

This is a good performing cell that appears to use the same Yong De Li New Energy Company YDL 26650D cell that other companies also wrap. It appears identical to, and performs essentially the same as, the YDL cell.

The capacity for the two Golisi cells I tested was 4194mAh and 4202mAh at 860mA (0.2C) down to 2.5V. This is good consistency for a China manufactured cell and just barely meets the 4200mAh minimum rating that YDL gives their cell. Considering the differences in the equipment used by everyone I am not going to worry about the one cell testing at 4194mAh. These cells do not meet Golisi’s 4300mAh capacity rating though. I am rating this cell at 4200mAh.

The “typical” capacity rating from YDL for this cell is 4300mAh so I guess that is why the rewrappers of this cell use that number but, like we saw with Aspire, that number is too high.

Golisi gives this cell a 40A “max” rating but that results in a lot of voltage sag, increases your risk, and shortens the overall life of the cell. There is also no definition of what “max” is so it is a useless rating. I recommend staying below 30A and I am giving this cell a 30A rating.

Two cells were purchased for testing by me.

Ratings graphic: https://imgur.com/a/G0iVKoq

Full Test report: https://bit.ly/2uhddNM

I want to work for the vaping community full time! If you feel what I do is worth a couple dollars a month and you would like early access to battery availability, battery and charger testing and news, and a say in what I test, then please consider becoming a patron and supporting my testing efforts: https://www.patreon.com/batterymooch.

These tests only note the ESTIMATED ratings for these batteries at the time I tested them. Any battery that is not a genuine Samsung, Sony, Murata, LG, Panasonic, Molicel, or Sanyo can change at any time! This is one of the hazards of using “rewrapped” batteries or batteries from other manufacturers so carefully research any battery you are considering using before purchasing.

Misusing or mishandling lithium-ion batteries can pose a SERIOUS RISK of personal injury or property damage. They are not meant to be used outside of a protected battery pack. Never exceed the battery’s continuous current rating and keep the plastic wrap and top insulating ring in perfect condition.

Any rating in my ratings tables can change at any time as different grade cells appear on the market, we get swamped with fakes, or new information becomes available to me. Please, never assume that the ratings in the tables are permanent and will never change! Always download the latest version before considering any cell purchase.

To see how other cells have tested check out this link: https://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/blog-entry/list-of-battery-tests.7436/

This is the good performing Yong De Li New Energy Company YDL 26650D. Aspire owns (partially or fully) this company and it supplies Aspire’s cells. This 26650 is rewrapped by other companies too.

These cells cannot be directly purchased by vapers but I am testing them so I can compare their performance and appearance to what other companies wrap. If another company’s cell looks and performs the same as this one then, in my opinion, we can be pretty sure they are the same.

The capacity for the two cells I tested was 4237mAh and 4264mAh at 860mA (0.2C) down to 2.5V. This is good consistency for a China manufactured cell and meets the 4200mAh minimum rating that YDL gives it.

The “typical” capacity rating from YDL for this cell is 4300mAh so I guess that is why the rewrappers of this cell use that number but, like we saw with Aspire, that number is too high. I am rating this cell at 4200mAh.

YDL gives this cell a 40A “max discharge currrent” rating but in my opinion that cannot be a continuous rating due to the extreme voltage sag and a max temperature of 88°C in my testing…too hot. I recommend staying below 30A and I am giving it a 30A rating.

Ratings graphic: https://imgur.com/a/lTCuhT9

Full Test report: https://bit.ly/2RcF8rb

I want to work for the vaping community full time! If you feel what I do is worth a couple dollars a month and you would like early access to battery availability, battery and charger testing and news, and a say in what I test, then please consider becoming a patron and supporting my testing efforts: https://www.patreon.com/batterymooch.

These tests only note the ESTIMATED ratings for these batteries at the time I tested them. Any battery that is not a genuine Samsung, Sony, Murata, LG, Panasonic, Molicel, or Sanyo can change at any time! This is one of the hazards of using “rewrapped” batteries or batteries from other manufacturers so carefully research any battery you are considering using before purchasing.

Misusing or mishandling lithium-ion batteries can pose a SERIOUS RISK of personal injury or property damage. They are not meant to be used outside of a protected battery pack. Never exceed the battery’s continuous current rating and keep the plastic wrap and top insulating ring in perfect condition.

Any rating in my ratings tables can change at any time as different grade cells appear on the market, we get swamped with fakes, or new information becomes available to me. Please, never assume that the ratings in the tables are permanent and will never change! Always download the latest version before considering any cell purchase.

To see how other cells have tested check out this link: https://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/blog-entry/list-of-battery-tests.7436/