Table 3.

Professional society electronic cigarette regulatory policies

Electronic cigarettes should be regulated as tobacco products

Electronic cigarettes should not be used in smoke-free areas

Electronic cigarettes should be taxed at rates equivalent with conventional cigarettes and other tobacco products

Candy and menthol flavors should be banned

Sales to minors and internet sales should be regulated

The FDA should have regulatory authority over electronic cigarettes including

Warning labels

Advertising

Health claims

Manufacturing processes

Liquid cartridge chemical composition and nicotine content

Definition of abbreviation: FDA = U.S. Food and Drug Administration.