Electronic nicotine delivery systems
- 1Dept of Pathophysiology and Transplantation, University of Milan, IRCCS Fondazione Cà Granda Milano, Milan, Italy
- 2European Affairs Dept, European Respiratory Society, Brussels, Belgium
- Francesco Blasi, Dept of Pathophysiology and Transplantation, University of Milan, IRCCS Fondazione Cà Granda Milano, Via Francesco Sforza 35, 20122 Milan, Italy. E-mail: francesco.blasi{at}unimi.it
Abstract
A correction on electronic nicotine delivery systems http://ow.ly/EWkzj
From the authors:
We thank K. Nackaerts and L. Joossens for correctly pointing out an error in our editorial “Electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS): the beginning of the end or the end of the beginning?” [1]. Where the Editorial states that “there will be a maximum nicotine volume for e-cigarettes (2 mL for single use and 10 mL for refillable cartridges), and a maximum nicotine concentration for refillable cartridges, tanks and containers of nicotine liquids (20 mg·mL−1)”, it should read “according to Article 20 3 (a) and 20 3 (b) of Directive 2014/40/EU [2], ‘Member States shall ensure that: (a) nicotine-containing liquid is only placed on the market in dedicated refill containers not exceeding a volume of 10 ml, in disposable electronic cigarettes or in single use cartridges and that the cartridges or tanks do not exceed a volume of 2 ml; (b) the nicotine-containing liquid does not contain nicotine in excess of 20 mg/ml’.” This error has also been addressed as an Author Correction in this issue of the European Respiratory Journal.
Footnotes
Conflict of interest: Brian Ward is an employee of the European Respiratory Society.
- Received November 21, 2014.
- Accepted November 21, 2014.
- Copyright ©ERS 2015