Anvisa veta use of electronic cigarette in Brazil
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Angela PinhoAre prohibited in Brazil, consumption and cigarette-electronic devices that simulate the smoke and are sold as a promise to help the smoker to kick the habit.
According Anvisa (National Agency of Sanitary Surveillance), which led to the veto of the product yesterday, there is no evidence that they help to stop smoking.
The agency also relied on findings of the FDA, would your American, that the product contains carcinogenic and nicotine, in contrast to submit their Chinese manufacturers, although no one yet knows exactly how these compounds are absorbed.
"The guy thinks he's quitting smoking, but it is not because there are such substances," said Jussara Fiterman, president of BTS (Brazilian Society of Thoracic).
According to her, the presence of materials such as diethylene glycol is what differentiates the product of other mechanisms commonly used to help quit smoking, like the patch and nicotine gum.
"Nicotine is the part of cigarette that gives pleasure, but in terms of damage, it is even less harmful. If the patient is treated with these therapies, it is clear that the doctor will know the proper dosage and time to reduce the dose "says Fiterman.
Sanctions
At the end of last year, the WHO (World Health Organization) had advised the electronic cigarette as a palliative for smoking.
The device works with cell or battery. He has a tip filled with refillable ink cartridge refills for nicotine and flavorings. When the smoker down, play a nebulizer in the air droplets of propylene glycol, making the nicotine is vaporized.
The unit has never authorized the sale in Brazil because it had no record, but could be found outside on the Internet or on the Brazilian market, via smuggling. The resolution that the agency does, however, is to make explicit the prohibition.
From the new veto, if one landed in the country with the product, it should be held at customs by the IRS. In addition to withdrawal, there is no penalty for consumers, according to the director of Anvisa Agenor Alvares.
Who already has the electronic cigarette also can not use it. The lawyer and professor of law at USP Tojal Sebastião de Barros explained that if someone is caught with the product may be prevented from consuming it Anvisa or by the police.
Now the company that makes the gadget into the country illegally is subject to the penalties of health legislation, which provides fine of $ 2,000 to U.S. $ 1.5 million, in addition to other penalties provided by law in cases of smuggling.
The veto Anvisa the electronic cigarette will enter into force as soon as the resolution of the agency is published in "Official Gazette". According to the director of the agency, that should happen by Friday this week.
Sought yesterday in the late afternoon, the Inca (National Cancer Institute) reported that there was no one available at the time to comment on the resolution of Anvisa.
Last month, the court was against the release of the electronic cigarette just because there is no evidence that it is safe.
Source: Folha de S. Paulo
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