US health officials link vaping deaths to vitamin E acetate
By DW
11 November 2019 |
5:29 pm
A US government lab study confirmed that vitamin E acetate is likely behind a wave of vaping illnesses and deaths. Most of the cases involved black market marijuana vaping products.
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