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First known vape made
What would become the first commercially successful electronic cigarette is created in Beijing, China by Hon Lik, a 52 year old pharmacist, inventor and smoker. He reportedly created the device after his father, also a heavy smoker, dies of lung cancer. The company Lik worked for, Golden Dragon Holdings, developed the device and changed its name to Ruyan, which means "like smoke." -
E-Vapes better alternate way of smoking.
In a study funded by Ruyan, Health New Zealand conducts a detailed quantitative analysis and concludes that carcinogens and toxicants are present only below harmful levels. On the basis of the findings, the e-cigarette is rated several orders of magnitude (100 to 1000 times) less dangerous than smoking tobacco cigarettes. The nicotine dose is comparable to that of a medicinal nicotine inhaler. Overall, the product tested was deemed a "safe alternative to smoking." -
The Start of flavored e-vapes
President Obama signs into law the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act, giving the FDA the power to regulate the tobacco industry. Although nicotine and cigarettes as a whole cannot be banned outright, flavoring such as fruit or mint can. Additionally, new tobacco products seeking to enter the market will be required to meet FDA pre-market standards, which could affect electronic cigarette regulation. -
First E-liquid manufacture hearing
American E-Liquid Manufacturing Association (AEMSA) attends its first listening session with FDA. -
Problems for vaping and DNA
A study by chemists at the University of Connecticut claims vapes cause DNA damage as much as cigarette smoke. People using e-cigarettes only had significantly lower levels of carcinogens than people who smoked. Study is about the development of a new way of looking at DNA damage, and only looked at the effects of e-cigarette vapour on DNA in the lab, not in people. The test needs to be developed further and it can be used to draw any conclusions about the effects of e-cigarettes. -
Decrease in youth vaping
CDC announces that youth use of electronic cigarettes had decreased for the first time since first being tracked in 2011, falling from 3 million in 2015 to 2.2 million in 2016. -
Led from heated coils in Vapes
A study by the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in Baltimore, MD, examined whether metals could leech into e-liquid from the heating coils. While researchers did find metals in the liquid after exposure to the coils, they did not assess the actual risks associated with the level of metals detected. -
Flavored Vapes banned in US
The White House announces a ban on the sale of flavored vaping cartridges and pods that contain flavored nicotine, with the exception of tobacco and menthol flavors.