Regulating E-liquid

The amount of e-juice being vaped by vapers worldwide is causing concern for the regulators, whose goal is to oversee and govern safe usage of vaporizing devices in a market with rapidly increasing scope and value. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) are planning on regulating e-liquid and nicotine delivery devices. Hardy

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E-cig regulations and product changes

The predicted announcement of new regulations is likely to force electronic vaporizing brands like VIP, V2 and Blu to make product changes to almost all of their current paraphernalia . These changes could include ‘tamper proof’ cartomisers, cartridges, atomizers and clearomisers that can only be filled once. After the nicotine has been vaped they are then discarded, removing the refilling

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Past smoking regulations

Tobacco companies have been forced by law in many countries to remove logos and colour from packaging, include obligatory health warnings and graphic photographs of smoking-related-illnesses on packets and sponsorship and advertising has been banned from almost all public events (in the West). This is a bid by governments to encourage smokers to kick the habit, and to discourage those

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E-cigs: blessing for tobacco industry?

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Does the tobacco industry need to fear E-cigs? Electronic smoking is a blessing in disguise for tobacco farmers. With time it may see many of the farmers who have moved away from tobacco farming make a return. It’s ironic to think that amid panic over the future of tobacco. This reflected on stock markets around the world. Could this new

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