Columbus Telegram

COLUMBUS -- Local electronic cigarette use may be spurred by recent freezing temperatures and the statewide smoking ban, but health advocates are cautioning people of marketing claims and use of the unregulated product.

Because the battery operated devices, also referred to as "e-cigarettes", are not considered a tobacco product, there is no law governing its sale or use.

The Food and Drug Administration is currently awaiting a decision in a federal case brought against it by electronic cigarette companies to keep e-cigarettes out of FDA control.

The devices are used to vaporize e-liquid, consisting of nicotine, flavor and other chemicals such as the solvent propylene glycol, contained in e-cigarette cartridges for inhalation by the user.

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