E-cigarettes may be carcinogenic, report claims

EE-cigarettes are more dangerous than thought and can cause cancer, the September edition of a French magazine has claimed, reports FRANCE 24.

“Electronic cigarettes are far from the harmless gadgets they’re sold as by manufacturers,” wrote monthly magazine “60 Million Consumers” following a study of some 10 reusable and disposable e-cigarette models.

“It’s not a reason to ban them, but to better control them,” said Thomas Laurenceau, chief editor of the magazine, which reports the findings of France’s national consumers' institute (INC).

The INC has relayed its findings to the authorities, Laurenceau told AFP.

Read more of this report from FRANCE 24.