Vaping company Juul has been under intense scrutiny lately after numerous reports of young people suffering cardiac problems as a result of excessively using their products. Now, customers of the company have even more reason to be concerned after researchers from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health found two different microbial toxins inside the Juul pod, which is the cartridge that is used to vape from the device, according to Futurism.
The first microbial toxin discovered is called endotoxin, which is a microbial agent located upon the cell wall. In significant amounts, it is a cause for concern as it could contain bacteria like E. coli. However, researchers found only very small levels of this toxin in the pod. A greater concern is that in a little less than half the Juul pods they tested, researchers found a substance called glucan. Glucan can harm the airways and may lead to long term lung damage, an obvious threat to heavy vapers.
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