Oil found in cannabis vaping products linked to mystery lung illnesses in US
Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Health officials have found the same chemical in marijuana products used by people sickened by a mysterious lung illnesses linked to vaping in the US. That same chemical was also found in nearly all cannabis samples from patients who fell ill in New York in recent weeks, a state health department spokeswoman said. "Vitamin E acetate is not an approved additive for New York State Medical Marijuana Programme-authorised vape samples and was not seen in the nicotine-based products that were tested. As a result, vitamin E acetate is now a key focus" of New York's investigation, New York State Health Commissioner Howard Zucker said in a statement on Thursday.
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