Comment on “Flavoring Chemicals in E-Cigarettes: Diacetyl, 2,3-Pentanedione, and Acetoin in a Sample of 51 Products, Including Fruit-, Candy-, and Cocktail-Flavored E-Cigarettes”
1Cardno ChemRisk, Chicago, Illinois, USA; 2Cardno ChemRisk, Brooklyn, New York, USA
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Citation: Pierce JS, Abelmann A, Finley BL. 2016. Comment on “Flavoring Chemicals in E-Cigarettes: Diacetyl, 2,3-Pentanedione, and Acetoin in a Sample of 51 Products, Including Fruit-, Candy-, and Cocktail-Flavored E-Cigarettes.” Environ Health Perspect 124:A100–A101; http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1611350
Address correspondence to J.S. Pierce, 30 North LaSalle St., Ste. 3910, Chicago, IL 60602 USA. E-mail: jennifer.pierce@cardno.com
All the authors are employed by Cardno ChemRisk, a consulting firm that provides scientific advice to the government, corporations, law firms, and various scientific/professional organizations. Cardno ChemRisk has been engaged by several manufacturers and suppliers of diacetyl and diacetyl-containing flavorings in various litigation matters, and two of the authors (J.S.P. and B.L.F.) have served as experts in diacetyl litigation. However, no external funding was received for the time needed to prepare this communication.
Final Publication: 1 June 2016
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