RELX: Long-Term Use of Cooling Agent WS23 Shows No Animal Toxicity
According to a study conducted and published by RELX Technology in the Journal of Applied Toxicology, the cooling agent WS-23 showed limited effects on laboratory animals at the tested doses. RELX Technology reported that in both acute and subacute inhala
According to a study conducted by RELX Technology and published in the Journal of Applied Toxicology, the cooling agent WS-23 has limited effects on test animals at the tested doses.<\/span><\/div>
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The research indicates that in acute and subacute inhalation studies, there were no deaths in any WS-23 treatment groups, and there were no significant changes in body weight, organ weight, hematology, or serum biochemistry. Histopathological analysis showed no toxic effects.<\/span><\/div>
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This is the first study published in an SCI-indexed journal in the Chinese e-cigarette industry.<\/span><\/div>
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WS-23 is a well-known synthetic cooling agent widely used in food, pharmaceuticals, and tobacco. As a common cooling agent in e-liquid, WS-23 has raised concerns about its inhalation toxicity and the spread of e-cigarettes in recent years. Studies show that inhaling WS-23 at tested dose levels does not produce toxic side effects in test animals.<\/span><\/div>
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"Product safety has always been a top priority for RLX and is our direction and commitment in research and development," said Jiang Xingtai, head of RELX Lab, which is part of RLX Technology, in a statement. Before this study was published, RELX Lab conducted in vitro tests to demonstrate that aerosolized WS-23 can be safely used in products.<\/span><\/div>
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