ISouth African Medical Research Council yamukele uhlelo lwe-US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) lokunciphisa amazinga e-nicotine kugwayi abe mancane kakhulu futhi ingakwazi ukuba yihuha.
Uma kwenziwa, lesi sinyathelo sizokwenza i-US ibe yizwe lokuqala ukuthatha isinyathelo esinjalo esinesibindi sokunciphisa izifo ezihambisana nokubhema nokufa. Umthetho ohlongozwayo uhlose ukunciphisa amazinga e-nicotine kugwayi neminye imikhiqizo kagwayi.
UDkt. Catherine Egbe, oyiSenior Specialist Scientist eSouth African Medical Research Council, uthe lolu hlelo lunganciphisa kakhulu ukuba yimilutha kagwayi kwabantu.
“Uma amazinga enicotine ephansi kakhulu, kuba nzima kakhulu ukulutheka,” kuchaza uDkt. Egbe. “Lokhu kuzokwehlisa izinga lokubhema, ikakhulukazi entsheni, njengoba u-80-90% wababhemayo uqala besebancane. Ukuvinjelwa kwemikhiqizo ye-nicotine ene-flavour nakho kubalulekile, njengoba ucwaningo luveza ukuthi abantu abasha bathanda le mikhiqizo ngenxa yokunambitheka kwayo.”
Ochwepheshe bakholelwa ukuthi isiphakamiso se-FDA singashintsha umdlalo ekulweni nezinkinga zezempilo ezihlobene nokubhema.