Cigarette Timeline

Electronic cigarettes are basically a new phenomenon in the United States, and a lot of people (including smokers) still have not heard about them. But they have been around for years in other parts of the world. Here is a brief timeline of the electronic cigarette (e-cig for short): 2003 - Beijing based SBT Co. registered a patent for the first e-cig. 2004 - Ruyan, another Beijing company, is now the head; they merged with SBT Co to become SBT Ruyan Technology & Development Co. o May 2004: Ruyan sells its first cigarette in China; sales for 2004 total 1.7 million US dollars. 2005 - Sales reach 17 million US dollars 2006 - Sales reach 37 million US dollars o April 2006: Ruyan introduces the e-cig in Europe July 2009 - The FDA releases a warning against electronic cigarettes and states that they may be unfairly marketed to young people. January 2010 - A federal judge stops the FDA from blocking e-cigs coming into the country from China. February 2010 - FDA files an appeal of Judge Leon's ruling. March 2010 - US Court of Appeals overturns Judge Leon's ruling, giving the FDA the power to ban e-cig imports. I wanted to share this information because a lot of people might be interested in e-cigs, but don’t want to try something “completely new”, fearing that it hasn’t been properly tested or might be unsafe. But as you can see, the e-cig has been manufactured, tested, and distributed long before it’s arrival here in the United States.

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