Washington (CNN) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Wednesday that laboratory tests on popular smoking devices known as electronic cigarettes have found they contain carcinogens and other toxic chemicals dangerous to humans. E-cigarettes are battery-operated and contain cartridges filled with nicotine and other chemicals. Known as "e-cigarettes," the devices are battery-operated and contain cartridges filled with nicotine and other chemicals, spiced with flavors such as chocolate, cola or bubble gum. While manufacturers tout e-cigarettes as a "healthy way" to smoke, federal health officials say the devices turn nicotine, which is highly addictive, and other chemicals into a vapor that is inhaled by the user. "The FDA is concerned about the safety of these products and how they are marketed to the public," said Dr. Margaret A. Hamburg, commissioner of the FDA. CNN contacted Florida-based Smoking Everywhere, one of the largest manufacturers of e-cigarettes, after the FDA announcement, and a spokeswoman said the company had no comment. Because e-cigarettes have not been submitted to the FDA for evaluation or approval, the agency had no way of knowing the levels of nicotine or the amounts or kinds of other chemicals that the various brands of these products deliver to the user. That is why the FDA began to test them. The FDA's Division of Pharmaceutical Analysis analyzed the ingredients in a small sample of cartridges from two leading brands of e-cigarettes. In releasing its information, the FDA did not identify the two companies, but said in one sample, diethylene glycol -- a chemical used in antifreeze that is toxic to humans -- was detected. Other samples detected carcinogens that are dangerous to those who smoke them, the FDA said. The FDA has been examining and seizing shipments of non-U.S.-made e-cigarettes at the U.S. border since summer 2008. To date, 50 shipments have been stopped. The products examined thus far meet the definition of a combination drug-device product under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. "We know very little about these devices, said Dr. Jonathan Samet, director of the Institute for Global Health at the University of Southern California, "but to say they are healthy -- that's highly doubtful." 

Based on the paragraph, does the response "Examining and seizing shipments" correctly answer the question "How is it apparent that the FDA has taken a proactive role in dealing with this situation?"?

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yes
Washington (CNN) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration meddelade onsdag att laboratorietester på populära rökanordningar som kallas elektroniska cigaretter har funnit att de innehåller cancerframkallande ämnen och andra giftiga kemikalier som är farliga för människor. E-cigaretter är batteridrivna och innehåller patroner fyllda med nikotin och andra kemikalier. Känd som "e-cigaretter" är apparaterna batteridrivna och innehåller patroner fyllda med nikotin och andra kemikalier, kryddade med smaker som choklad, cola eller tuggummi. Medan tillverkare tout e-cigaretter som ett "hälsosamt sätt" att röka, federala hälso tjänstemän säger att apparaterna förvandlar nikotin, som är mycket beroendeframkallande, och andra kemikalier till en ånga som inandas av användaren. "FDA är bekymrad över säkerheten hos dessa produkter och hur de marknadsförs till allmänheten," sade Dr Margaret A. Hamburg, kommissionär för FDA. CNN kontaktade Florida-baserade Smoking Everywhere, en av de största tillverkarna av e-cigaretter, efter FDA tillkännagivandet, och en taleskvinna sade företaget hade ingen kommentar. Eftersom e-cigaretter inte har lämnats in till FDA för utvärdering eller godkännande hade myndigheten inget sätt att känna till halterna av nikotin eller de mängder eller typer av andra kemikalier som de olika märkena av dessa produkter levererar till användaren. Det var därför FDA började testa dem. FDA:s avdelning för farmaceutisk analys analyserade ingredienserna i ett litet prov av patroner från två ledande märken av e-cigaretter. När FDA släppte sin information, identifierade de inte de två företagen, men sade i ett prov, dietylenglykol -- en kemikalie som används i frostskydd som är giftig för människor -- upptäcktes. Andra prover upptäckte cancerframkallande ämnen som är farliga för dem som röker dem, sade FDA. FDA har undersökt och beslagtagit sändningar av icke-amerikanska e-cigaretter vid den amerikanska gränsen sedan sommaren 2008. Hittills har 50 sändningar stoppats. De produkter som hittills undersökts motsvarar definitionen av en kombinationsprodukt för läkemedel enligt Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetics Act. "Vi vet väldigt lite om dessa apparater, sa dr Jonathan Samet, chef för Institutet för global hälsa vid University of Southern California, men att säga att de är friska -- det är högst tveksamt." Baserat på stycket, svarar svaret "Undersökning och beslag av transporter" korrekt frågan "Hur är det uppenbart att FDA har tagit en proaktiv roll i att hantera denna situation?"? ALTERNATIV: - nej - ja
Washington (CNN) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Wednesday that laboratory tests on popular smoke devices called electronic cigarettes have found that they contain carcinogenic substances and other toxic chemicals that are dangerous to humans. E-cigarettes are battery powered and contain cartridges filled with nicotine and other chemicals. Known as "e-cigarettes", the devices are battery powered and contain cartridges filled with nicotine and other chemicals, seasoned with flavors such as chocolate, cola or gum. While manufacturers tout e-cigarettes as a "healthy way" of smoking, federal health officials say that the appliances turn nicotine, which is highly addictive, and other chemicals into a steam inhaled by the user. "The FDA is concerned about the safety of these products and how they are marketed to the public," said Dr Margaret A. Hamburg, Commissioner of the FDA. CNN contacted Florida-based Smoking Everywhere, one of the largest manufacturers of e-cigarettes, following the FDA announcement, and a spokeswoman said the company had no comment. Since e-cigarettes have not been submitted to the FDA for evaluation or authorisation, the Authority had no way of knowing the levels of nicotine or the quantities or types of other chemicals that the different brands of these products supply to the user. That's why the FDA started testing them. The FDA Pharmaceutical Analysis Department analysed the ingredients in a small sample of cartridges from two leading brands of e-cigarettes. When the FDA released their information, they did not identify the two companies, but said in a sample, diethylene glycol -- a chemical used in frost protection that is toxic to humans -- was discovered. Other samples discovered carcinogenic substances that are dangerous to those who smoke them, the FDA said. The FDA has been investigating and seizing shipments of non-American e-cigarettes on the US border since summer 2008. So far, 50 broadcasts have been stopped. The products examined so far correspond to the definition of a combination product for medicinal products under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetics Act. "We know very little about these devices," said Dr. Jonathan Samet, director of the Institute of Global Health at the University of Southern California, but to say they are healthy -- it's highly doubtful." Based on the paragraph, the answer "Investigation and seizure of transport" correctly answers the question "How is it obvious that the FDA has taken a proactive role in dealing with this situation?"? ALTERNATIVE: - no - yes
ja
yes