markarich159

Actually, no. There were 2 confirmed incidents. One involved a person(I believe the mod was a BB) who had his jaw broken when the batteries discharged. The BB does have a vent(under the switch), so I'm not sure exactly how the injury occurred. The other involved a person who almost had his eye taken out by an atomizer(luckily he was wearing glasses, which were blown off his head). This incident involved a Chuck. The batteries in the Chuck discharged and the atomizer exploded off the end and became a projectile(which hit his glasses). Also, the hot discharge gases through the atomizer, blackened half of the persons face(although no permanent burns). The Chuck is vented as well, so it's apparent the venting on the mods, at least in these 2 cases, was insufficient to handle a quick Li-ion battery discharge. In both cases dual stacked Li-ion batteries were used(either 2 CR2's or CR123A's in series), and , also in both cases, there was an apparent level of user error involved as well. In the Chuck case, there is a suspicion that possibly non-rechargable batteries were accidentally placed into a charger then used(which, obviously would lead to a dangerous situation).

I hear ya. How about, non-tobacco, non-therapeutic, nicotine delivery devices.(NNNDD's)

I agree totally. The best possible outcome would be to have e-cigs and e-liquid classified seperately as a non-tobacco, recreational nicotine delivery system. Besides the various public tobacco bans that would immediately apply to e-cigs, the relevant Federal, and State tobacco taxes would also immdiately be assesed. Although I'd definitely not want to see e-cigs regulated as drugs, I don't see this as a viable solution either. But if it comes down to it, I guess this(tobacco regulation) would be good enough for the time being.

The FDA's mandate (as per the FD&C Act) only applies to drug products/medical devices etc...marketed in the US and the entities that market them(i.e. the suppliers); not to actual consumers. The only entities, therefore, that the FDA could find culpable and assess penalties to, would be the marketers(suppliers). The FDA does not have the power to outlaw ecig products outright; only to make illegal their marketing in the US. It would take an actual act of Congress(or individual State Legislatures) to make the e-cig products illegal to possess by private individuals. So, even if the FDA outlaws e-cig marketing in the US; as long as individuals can get products through customs from China, they can legally own and possess them.