In 2016 the e-Cigarette industry will face various regulations. At present no body knows exactly what will happen with e-Cigarettes when the new laws are enforced, but new information has surfaced which may indicate specific e-cigarette and e-liquid restrictions. Greater tobacco regulations for 2016 include cigarettes to be sold in packets no less than 20 cigarettes, so 10 pack will no longer be available. The fate of e-Cigarettes is not clear at the moment, but new information has surfaced which may show the direction these new laws and regulations are going.
Aspire, an innovative e-Cigarette company producing such vape tech as the sub ohm carbon fibre battery or the atlantis sub ohm tank, have had some worrying information recently. Frank, an employee of Aspire, received a private and confidential email from an agent working within Europe named Alan O’Dell. The email Alan sent claimed that the tobacco industry are calling for extreme regulations and even lists some of the new laws that are being considered for EU regulations, expected 2016.
The new regulations are expected to be quite severe but this new information which may shed some light on how strict they might be. Read the post from aspire below:-
“This is Frank from aspire, I received a Private & Confidential email from a guy called Alan O’Dell claimed The tobacco cigarette industry wants to do serious damage to the e cig market.
* There will have to be an agent within Europe to look after your interests. This is a must according to these regulations. The agent will have to be in a position to act for you in line with what you want.
Also to meet the conditions of the regulations which demand ongoing information about sales, technical alterations and new products. There also has to be an annual report to the E.U about
usage in named consumer groups.
* The maximum Nicotine content in a liquid is confirmed as being 2.0 mgs. Maximum bottle size is 10 mil. The bottles must be totally child and tamper proof.
*The refill system must be spill proof, both bottle and tank / reservoir.
* Replacement heads are suspect and may be considered not tamper proof.
* The size of a tank / reservoir is a maximum of 2 mils (no exceptions).
* The regulations state that the electric device must deliver a consistent amount of vapor and nicotine. This would seem to exclude the variable voltage units. There are rules to cover the safety aspect of electronics these are relatively normal.
* The label with various health warnings etc have been increased. There must be literature with all liquids that must meet specific stated requirements.
*There is then the question of licences for the liquids. There would seem to be two types one to cover tobacco flavors and one for fruit flavors.
I do have some thoughts in this area:-
a. Is there a nicotine replacement that could be introduced that could replace the actual nicotine being used ?
b. Zero nicotine liquids. The regulations for these are less strict. Maybe there is some more product innovations / possibilities in this sector?
The above are the main areas. There are additional administrative and legislative requirements for me to read through and understand.
Can anyone tell me if it’s true?”
As you can see the restrictions stated may change the world of e-Cigarettes for good. Sub ohm set ups, high wattage devices, drippers, high nicotine, large 30ml-100ml bottles of e-Liquid, large tanks, sub ohm pre-made coils and variable voltage e-Cigarettes may ALL be in danger of becoming illegal.
This troubling email that Aspire received is not the only piece of bad news. Earlier in the year Vvapour had heard about other restrictions that big tobacco are pushing. They seem to want to also restrict flavoured e-liquid. They claim that sweet and fruity flavours just encourage minors to start vaping, so they have proposed that e-Liquid is only available in mint and tobacco flavours for smokers, and not regular food flavours we all know and love.
Only time will tell what will happen to our beloved e-Cigarettes. The source for the new information above comes straight from aspire’s blog, found here.