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February 16, 2018 from the Matzav.com:
"A p'sak was issued" "by Rav Moshe Sternbuch, raavad of Yerushalayim, who ruled on the need for kashrus supervision on fluids used in electronic cigarettes."
"Recently, many smokers have switched from tobacco cigarettes to electronic cigarettes, which are said to be significantly less dangerous than tobacco smoking."
"Inside an e-cigarette is an evaporation fluid that is often produced from glycerin polyethylene glycol, nicotine and flavor compounds at different concentrations."
"Poskim long ago ruled that regular cigarettes do not need kashrus supervision because most of the material is not ra-uy la’achilas kelev. Also, inhalation of smoke is defined by halacha as ‘enjoyment’ rather than as ‘eating’. However, in an electronic cigarette, most of the material is suitable for human consumption and is not disqualified from achilas kelev, and the inhalation of the vapors is defined as eating as opposed to smoking."
"n his p’sak, obtained by Matzav.com, Rav Sternbiuch writes that e-cigarettes needs to be kosher because the evaporation fluid contains a good taste that turns into steam and its flavor is felt inside the mouth."
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