'Juul representatives have told teenagers that its e-cigarette is 'totally safe.' If the manufacturer truly believes that claim, they should have no qualms about putting up the money for a research program they do not control' | David Michaels, CNNOpinion
David Michaels is a professor at the Milken Institute School of Public Health at George Washington University. He served as assistant secretary of labor for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration and is the author of the forthcoming book"The Triumph of Doubt: Dark Money and the Science of Deception" . The views expressed here are his. Read more opinion on CNN.
Public health detectives are desperately trying to find the cause of the hundreds of lung disease cases and at least six deaths that appear to be related to vaping.
Given the long and sordid history of tobacco companies manufacturing uncertainty about the damage caused by their products, you have to ask why anyone should believe an assertion like that issued by Juul Labs, a company partially owned by Altria , the company that brought you Marlboro. David MichaelsE-cigarette manufacturers should promptly fund the studies necessary to evaluate their product's potential benefits and harms.
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