The introduction of heat-not-burn (HNB) tobacco products as better
alternatives to combustible tobacco would translate into public health
gains, according to a public health expert.To get more news about
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Helen Redmond, adjunct professor at New York University-Silver
School of Social Work, was referring to HNB or heated tobacco products
(HTPs), which are smoke-free devices that heat, instead of burn
specially designed tobacco units to release flavorful
nicotine-containing tobacco vapor.
As the tobacco is not burned, the levels of harmful chemicals
produced by HNB products are significantly lower compared to combustible
cigarette smoke.She made the statement before the US Food and Drug
Administration (FDA) authorized the marketing of IQOS, the tobacco
heating system of Philip Morris International, as a modified risk
tobacco product (MRTP).
It has been known for decades that tar and carcinogens found in
tobacco smoke, causes the death and disease associated with smoking and
not nicotine.
“The use of nicotine is no threat, because nicotine is not the
problem. Combustible tobacco is,” Redmond said. “There is a widespread,
mistaken notion that nicotine causes cancer and other health problems.
That is false. What causes health problems is lighting tobacco on fire.
The combustion releases thousands of toxic chemicals.”If HNB products
appeal to smokers who, for whatever reason, find that vaping — estimated
by Public Health England to be 95 percent safer than smoking — isn’t
for them, it’s a huge win for public health,” she added.
The FDA’s MRTP authorization shows that IQOS is a fundamentally
different product than combustible cigarettes, and must be regulated
differently. The FDA’s decision is consistent with earlier conclusions
of other leading regulatory and scientific bodies, including in the
United Kingdom, Germany and the Netherlands, which have found that the
product emits lower levels of harmful toxicants.
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