Posted on 8th Feb 2010 @ 2:52 PM

BBC Prefers Opinions Over Facts Concerning Electronic Cigarette

In an obvious hit piece by the huge network, biased opinions were used instead of facts that were proven by a proven and UK government certified lab

Published on January 24, 2010

by Tiffany Ellis

(OfficialWire)

HOUSTON, TX

The talking heads are roaring again after a federal judge in the US has stated that the FDA's claims of the electronic cigarette being a great health risk were not as dangerous as the FDA wanted to suggest. Now it seems that the special interest controlled media is on the war path again in another attempt to sway public opinion and ostracize the new product that even big pharma is scared of according to one of their board meeting topics.

“E-Cigarettes Will Revolutionize The Face Of Tobacco Smoking And Could Pose A Threat To the Smoking Cessation Market” was the topic of the board meeting and can be searched in Google to learn more.

All members on the board concerning the electronic cigarette at the FDA, including the ones involved in the FDA test and press releases were and continue to be directly funded by major pharma companies in the US and abroad, creating a conflict of interest.

In the article by the BBC, some vague references to several studies were downplayed with the wording while the opposition was give their proper accreditation. The e cigarette industry has sponsored three known studies on the products to prove that they are safe and the studies are public. The studies were completed by two different government approved clinical studies labs, one in the United Kingdom, LPD Lab Services, which is governmentally certified by the United Kindom Accreditation Service. In the UKAS’s own words, “accreditation by UKAS demonstrates the competence, impartiality and performance capability of these evaluators.” In light of this, the accusations that the study was biased due to it being funded by the brand that was being tested can be considered to be without merit and much the same can be said for the tests performed in New Zealand, since they were also performed by a internationally recognized company called Health New Zealand.

Health New Zealand was founded by Dr Murray Laugesen in 1995 after serving a full 18 years as an established medical officer in the Ministry of Health and in the Public Health Commission. He is one of the most recognized anti-smoking health practitioners in New Zealand and Australia and has been the recipient of numerous awards, including a medal from the World Health Organization in 1998 “for achievements deemed worthy of international recognition in promoting the concept of tobacco-free societies.” Dr. Laugesen claims that after having performed tests on e-cigarettes, they are 100 to 1,000 times safer than commercial tobacco cigarettes.

“It seems that the people against the electronic cigarette need to take a 3^rd grade remedial course in science to be able to tell that 4,000 less chemicals in the electronic cigarette as compared to tobacco cigarettes is a simple no brainer, and these people are scientist and medical professionals?” states Donna Korick of Houston Texas, “It is about time the people take special interest out of the political picture by not voting in any politicians that accept campaign funds from large pharma companies