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Closer so i think we can rejoice that this good work is taking place. jon: garrett tenney has that story from washington. >> after eight months of searching for answers health officials are calling this a breakthrough. vitamin e acetate is an oily substances found in a lot of food and skin care products but it's also used to dilute the liquid and vaping products that contain thc the psychoactive component of marijuana. vitamin e acetate quite to the skin or swallow the researchers believe when it's heated or inhaled it may interfere with normal lung function. despite the new findings health of...

Stricken by vaping-related sickness has climbed to 2,051 in 49 states with 39 deaths. ann thompson has details. >> reporter: researchers discovered the clue not in the distinctive vapor but in the residue left in the lungs. vitamin e acetate described as a honey-like substance is an additive in cosmetics and some vaping products. particularly those with thc bought off the street researchers tested 29 patients with vaping illness from ten states, all had vitamin e acetate in their lung fluid 23 also had evidence of thc. >> vitamin e acetate when it travels into the lung and touches the airway o...

Minimum e acetate that can also do damage. this company is targeting young people. the flavors are cotton candy and bubble gum and gummy bears. they're advertising on social media, aimed toward young people. we want to ban the flavored vaping e-cigarettes that are definitely targeted to young people. >> how soon would this take place? >> we have a public health council that would review it and would actually have to make the decision, but about 14 days. and we want to give the shop owners some time to get the material off their shelves. >> and then how concerned are you that this ban may actua...

Cnn. elizabeth, are health officials any closer to figuring out what is causing these folks to be so sick? >> you know what, brooke? they're not exactly sure and that sort of gets to the bakes of this issue. so many chemicals in e-cigarettes, put on the market, critics say, without fully tested. we're not really sure what's in there. and that really is part of the problem. in addition, you have cigarette -- vaping cigarettes that have gone on the market, really on the black market and we're really not sure what's in those. there is one chemical, brooke that has come up as a particular ke kevin...

Lungs, what are those compounds and what happens when it starts to turn back into that oily, greasy form now within your lungs? could that be causing the problem? they have found these samples -- they have found vitamin e acetate in many of these samples. it's not something that's necessarily approved or regulated for vaping devices. interestingly it was found almost exclusively in thc and cannabis type vaps, not nicotine. that's another clue. new york state so far but the feds are involved. there have been mem arouany peo around the country affected. >> what should the take from this be? >> t...