Electronic cigarettes have developed very rapidly since their birth, but there are very few market access standards and related legislation for electronic cigarette products in the world. There are gaps in the current industry standards and testing and evaluation institutions, resulting in uneven product quality throughout the industry. There are almost zero testing and certification institutions for domestic e-cigarettes, e-liquids, and e-liquids, and there is no industry standard. Especially in terms of e-liquid, no relevant institutions have clearly set standards, and no definite conclusion has been drawn on the shelf life of e-liquid.
There are standards for the export of e-liquid, do you know?
Konstantinos Farsalinos, a guest speaker at the CECMOL Electronic Cigarette Summit Forum, said: This is one of the gaps in many electronic cigarette research. The first thing we need to determine is which are the safest materials to use in e-cigarettes. This involves everything: the metal of the atomizer, the coil, the material of the e-juice bottle. Additionally, we need to identify which fragrance chemicals may be problematic and should not be used. Our research on diacetyl is a good example of how we can improve the quality and safety of products, and we need to expand this research.
In recent years, the domestic e-liquid standard has only been implemented in accordance with the QB1506-2012 standard for tobacco flavors formulated in December 2012.
In order to support Shenzhen's export e-cigarette industry to become bigger and stronger, and improve the technical standard system of e-cigarettes, on January 20, the Science and Technology Department of Shenzhen Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureau, together with the Food Inspection Department, Bao'an Bureau, Food Inspection Center and the Inspection and Quarantine Academy, called I came to the seminar to clarify the next step in the scientific research and standardization of electronic cigarettes, and attach great importance to the scientific research and standardization of electronic cigarettes.
According to the information from the seminar, the "General Technical Requirements for Export of Electronic Atomizing Liquid Products" was approved as a local standard in Shenzhen in 2014, and the draft standard and its preparation instructions have been completed, and it has entered the stage of soliciting opinions. In order to improve the local standard system of electronic cigarettes, in 2015, it continued to apply for the formulation of a local standard of "Inspection Specifications for Electronic Atomizers".
Electronic cigarette liquid is an innovative product and is listed in the legal inspection catalog, but there is no relevant inspection standard in the system at present. requirements for the development of the Regulations. In 2015, the organization declared 1 industry standard and strived for project approval.
There are standards for the export of smoke oil
The government establishes enterprise alliance standards, formulates and publishes several enterprise alliance standards, so as to promote the self-discipline of the e-cigarette industry. Carry out safety evaluation work in the aspects of composition analysis of electronic atomization liquid, toxicological research of electronic cigarette inhalation, and microbial detection.
In the process of formulating local standards and alliance standards, the allowable additives in electronic atomizing liquids should be clearly defined. During the formulation of the inspection and quarantine industry standards, the regulatory requirements for the permissible additives in electronic atomizing liquids in the relevant standards must be cited. In the research of scientific research projects, the composition analysis of the electronic atomization liquid should be carried out, the new hazardous substances that may be generated after mixing various additives should be detected, and the inhalation toxicology research after atomization should be carried out, so as to scientifically verify the content of the electronic atomization liquid. material composition. The above scientific research projects and standards need to be closely combined with the regulatory requirements of the United States FDA and the European Union and other export destination regulatory agencies for the allowable additives of electronic atomizing liquid.
From 14:00 to 17:00 on April 9, 2015, the most important e-cigarette standard meeting in China and even in the world will be held in Rose Hall 2, 5th Floor, Shenzhen Convention and Exhibition Center. This standard meeting brings together leading domestic e-cigarette companies to discuss the standards of e-cigarette smoking sets and e-liquids.
Shenzhen Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureau will also come. At the same time, the Korean Finance Secretary, relevant government departments, representatives of major global associations and heads of large enterprises will conduct more in-depth discussions on the many drawbacks of the industry, e-cigarettes, and e-liquid standards. This standard meeting is also the first time in China that official government representatives attended the e-cigarette industry meeting and gave guidance. The holding of the first China International Electronic Cigarette Exhibition from April 9th to 11th also aroused a good response to the electronic cigarette industry in the domestic market. Leaders of various departments of the Chinese government will participate in this standard meeting and provide guidance.
The standards of the e-cigarette industry are often mentioned and discussed, but none of them have been finalized in the end. Standards are the overall development direction of an industry from R&D, production to sales, and are also the foundation for industry regulation and policy formulation. On the basis of the first electronic cigarette summit forum and the first China International Electronic Cigarette Exhibition, this electronic cigarette standard meeting is bound to bring a more comprehensive and authoritative guidance to the entire electronic cigarette industry.
