Foolish Decisions Assured
Big Pharma also have the regulators
in their back pocket to an extent due
to the amount of medicinal licences
bought, and, the E-cig industry has
not played catch-up like it should of in
terms of science and product safety,
a fish out of water, but that is just
my opinion for what it is worth. Our
company helps take these fish and
return them to flowing water and I will
make a point of getting life insurance
before its too long and I end up getting
bumped off for my efforts.
Moving swiftly on…. in this my first
edition I should introduce you to some
of the companies on your home soil
that we work with and some of the
questions they recently had on the tips
of their tongues.
CRFT
With a near space age facility, CRFT are
set to co-pack to the highest standards
possible. I have been continuously
impressed with this company’s effort
to date not only from a regulatory point
but the quality of final product. I am
expecting bigger and better things
to come.
Q. I hear that some of the acids
commonly used in e-liquids derogate
nicotine concentration, is this true?
A. Yes mate
BAD DRIP
Bad Drip from New York has taken many
European markets by storm. Their full
range is under going emissions testing
and toxicity research for TPD by an
MHRA Accredited and FDA-approved
laboratory. Having recently visited their
facility, they are very well placed to
continue exporting to overseas
foreign markets.
Q. Why did you bother to help
companies like ours achieve
regulatory status?
A. I set up Vape Compliance Ltd
because a majority of independent
e-cig manufacturers did not have the
right scientific support or resource to
achieve TPD let alone anything else.
The idea was to be the most cost
effective with the highest credibility
and we achieve that through our
professional background and desire to
keep this sector as boutique for as long
as possible.
Element E-liquids
Miami Beach based Element were
another liquid to gain rapid popularity
on overseas shores, they have a larger
range due to the rush to bring products
to the American market and have
continued on their original success.
Q. How long will it take for a product to
be notified?
A. Timing is key and provided you
have an understanding of exactly what
you put in your liquid then the process
is just dependent on the lab time.
Emissions tests usually take less than
a working week to conduct, we allow
another week for the report before we
then look at the toxicity in both liquid
and vapour phase. From start to finish
F E AT U R E
it’s a 4-6 week process but again
contingency must be placed on lab
slots and all the other non-scientific
company information that is required
for upload.
Charlies Chalk Dust
Almost a household name now,
Charlie’s Dominated EU markets early
on and is another company releasing
new flavour profiles for gourmet liquid
consumers. They have an impressive
operation that runs out of Costa Mesa
in California and are on the verge of
completing notification content.
Q. Will EU TPD change in the future
and if so to what extent? Will Brexit
affect TPD?
A. I dare say it will and to what extent
I do not know, what will be required,
on the scientific front, is final product
MSDS, in addition to stability studies to
quantify your liquid sell/use by dates.
Brexit may give the UK an opportunity
to address Article 20, the scientific
requirements will probably stay the
same and we may get to change
things like bottle and tank sizes and
maybe advertising bans will be lifted
due to the overwhelming evidence that
stipulates vaping is safer
than smoking.
Times are more busy for me than ever;
I return to America on 20th August
and look forward to working away on
science and regulation as ever. If you
have any questions on science or
regulation please send me an email
entitled VAPOUROUND QUESTION to
[email protected]
I will pick the best 10 questions and get
them printed in the next issue.
My Vapouround email record for an
article is 509 emails so I hope you are
near a keyboard!
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