Vape Shop Ordered to Rectify: Cannot Use the Character for 'Smoke'

August 6,A physical store owner in Huaian City, Jiangsu ProvinceDisclosure to the e-cigarette public account said that8 months5On the afternoon of the 20th, I was doing business in the store when I suddenly received a call from a staff member of the Tobacco Bureau. The first sentence on the phone was: Electronic cigarettes are illegal and will not be sold.

the owneranswersaid: Now sold across the country，There are many shops in every city，Why not let it be sold?？

the ownerTo the e-cigarette public accountIntroduce yourselffromHe started doing the e-cigarette business in early 15th. Because I had other businesses before，E-cigarettes have always been treated as a sideline，Business has always been so-so.in 2018，Because small cigarette products，The e-cigarette market is suddenly booming，Business is getting better and better. I am very optimistic about the future of e-cigarettes.beganRoll up your armsgasFuck.

soAbandoned his original business，Dedicate yourself to e-cigarettesindustryZhonglai.Recently,Joined a popular brand on the market , the brand company givestheSubsidies in all aspects，The policies are quite good. Everything in the store follows the brand's requirements，Start renovating。July 28 officially opened。while alsoGot a mall shop，It's already renovated，alsoplanOfficially open on the day of Qixi Festival(Shopping Mallstore）。

On the afternoon of August 6，Doing business in a mall,butI suddenly received a call from a staff member of the Tobacco Bureau, say“Electronic cigarettes are illegal，Not for sale”。Behind,Tobacco Bureau staffRequire that the owner'sLaodianli，Meet me immediately。

ownerfrommallThe store rushed back to the old store。Tobacco Bureau staffbrightoutthedocuments，said：Electronic cigarettes belong to tobaccoBureauProhibited products under jurisdiction。

The owner explained：“There are now many stores in every city across the country，Why don't you let it be sold?。I sell heated atomizing e-cigarettes，Not heating tobacco products without burning。”

tobacco BureautheThe staff member turned around and said: What do you call this cigarette bomb?，It contains nicotine.，As long as there is nicotine,，It is managed by our Tobacco Bureau。

The shop owner told the e-cigarette public account thatat that timeHearing this statement,I don't know about this rule，I was intimidated。After a while, the owner askedTobacco Bureau staff said: Currently, there is no national law prohibiting the sale of e-cigarette products，If it is banned, why is it produced for my brand?？

Tobacco Bureau staffSay:Not yet.，But within their jurisdiction,。Then he said: Since it is within the scope of supervision you must follow what they say.。requirementsThe owner putthe store、outside the store、Everything on the sign“erase the word "smoke"。And said,tomorrow morning，Bureau inspectors and bureau leaders will come to inspect the scene。

The next morning, thatAugust 6，Even yesterdaythe7 people。ownerattitude is very good。store owner saidThe attitude of the Tobacco Bureau staff is also good，Bureau leaders didn't say anything excessive。putPhotography of items for evidence collection，ID card photo，and then asked me to tear down everything related to the store“smoke”word advertising; Before the rectification is completed,Items in the store have been temporarily removed from shelves in recent days。

The e-cigarette public account asked, after this time, what suggestions do you have for e-cigarette physical store owners across the country?

The owner gaveSuggestions in four aspects,Say:“Recommended for alle-cigarettesColleagues in physical stores: 1.Do not touch heated non-burning tobacco products，This involves the tobacco law; 2.door head、Don't hang up store signs‘smoke’Word、Don't put it too obviously in the store‘smoke’word advertisement; 3.We must understand relevant e-cigarette product knowledge and facilitate the tobacco department to talk in our store4. Attitudesincere，Accept rectification opinions from the tobacco or industrial and commercial departments。”