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E-cigarette liquid bought on Tyneside contained a potentially harmful chemical, a BBC investigation found.
Inside Out bought four liquid refills and sent them to a laboratory for testing. Three were clear but a fourth contained a chemical called diacetyl.
It is used as a flavouring in foods and experts said while it was safe to eat it was not safe to inhale and had been linked to a serious lung condition.
VIP, which distributed the refill, said it had been withdrawn from sale.
The four samples were bought in shops and markets and were sent for testing at a food control laboratory in Leeds.
The refill found to contain diacetyl was VIP's butterscotch flavour and was bought at its shop at the Metrocentre, in Gateshead.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tyne-28955590
Inside Out bought four liquid refills and sent them to a laboratory for testing. Three were clear but a fourth contained a chemical called diacetyl.
It is used as a flavouring in foods and experts said while it was safe to eat it was not safe to inhale and had been linked to a serious lung condition.
VIP, which distributed the refill, said it had been withdrawn from sale.
The four samples were bought in shops and markets and were sent for testing at a food control laboratory in Leeds.
The refill found to contain diacetyl was VIP's butterscotch flavour and was bought at its shop at the Metrocentre, in Gateshead.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tyne-28955590