By Leigh Tauss Record-Journal staff
Lawmakers (click here) are considering a bill that would increase restrictions on electronic cigarettes, including a ban on flavor options.
State Sen. Dante Bartolomeo and state Rep. Catherine Abercrombie, both Democrats representing Meriden, are among the sponsors.
The bill defines electronic cigarettes as tobacco
products and subjects them to the same laws as cigarettes. It requires
e-cigarettes be flavorless and carry warning labels. Other requirements
include listing ingredients on the package.
Two other bills would prohibit the use of e-cigarettes in schools and in places where smoking is prohibited.
According to the federal Food and Drug
Administration, there has not been enough testing to determine potential
risks, benefits and potency of e-cigarettes....
