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U.S. Court of Appeals declared that FDA may control electronic cigarettes as a tobacco product. The given ruling means that the government may control the trade of the products without restricting their sale.

The Court of Appeals by a solid vote supported a prohibitory injunction against the FDA's efforts to ban or control electronic cigarettes more strictly than even drugs.

Electronic Cigarettes is a battery powered device that consists of a cartridge that contains a liquid with nicotine and of a heating element. When a smoker inhales from the cartridge, the liquid is heating and the evaporating liquid can be inhaled.

Nicotine is very addictive substance, which increases the risks of cancer and other dangerous diseases. Also it is very carcinogenic and even a small amount can cause flaccidity, vomiting, a weak pulse and even death.

Those who give preference to e-cigs inhale various flavors of nicotine, which are often synthetically made. For instance the Halo Electronic Cigarettes web site declares that Chinese smoke nicotine is infamous because it is produced using Pesticide-Grade Nicotine and Propylene Glycol. The substances are a hazard for many e-cigarette smokers all around the world. The electronic-liquid industry is flooded with low quality juice from those manufacturers that do not care about the safety of their customers.

The opinion of the Federal Court of Appeal is an impediment for the United States and puts obstacles in the way of preventing young people from becoming nicotine addicts. The New York State Assembly has voted unanimously to prohibit electronic cigarettes, a product that has already been banned in Australia, Brazil, Canada, Israel, Mexico, and New Zealand. In Finland, Malaysia, and Singapore e-cigs were restricted and in UK they are under pending restriction as a drug. Also Russia has proposed to prohibit e-cigs until producers have lead clinical researches and toxicity analysis.

"The FDA is examining all opinions and proposals in order to decide over the right steps," stated, Jeffrey Ventura, a representative for the agency.

Noncommercial health organizations as The American Lung Association, American Cancer Society, American Heart Association and the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids have demanded electronic cigarettes to be eliminated from the market.

"This enactment attracts the creation of products that contain very addictive nicotine, and also creates an alarming future for public health. We require the government to submit an appeal of this ruling to the U.S. Supreme Court," declared the spokesman of the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids.

"We are very concerned about the implications of today's ruling. The Court of Appeals gave the green light for the industry to sell these products to consumers without any investigations as to their safety and effectiveness," Nancy Brown, a spokeswoman from the American Heart Association declared in statement.