Forward-Looking Global Vaping Industry Weekly Report No. 41

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Hot news of the week

FDA warns retailers and manufacturers that unauthorized e-cigarettes must be removed from shelves

According to news from the U.S. FDA, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently issued a warning letter to domestic retailers and manufacturers, requiring strict inspections of the vapor-based e-cigarette products they produce and sell without supervision. Products authorized by the department must be removed from the shelves and withdrawn from the market. The head of the U.S. FDA said the measure is mainly to focus on inspecting and eliminating unauthorized vaporous e-cigarette products that attract young people. According to reports, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued its warning letters to some well-known companies such as 7-Eleven and Shell.

Bode Electronic Cigarette announced that it has reached a strategic cooperation with Xiyangyang Convenience Store and settled in nearly 10,000 new stores

On March 16, it was announced that the e-cigarette brand Bode Electronic Cigarette had just announced on the official WeChat that it had reached a strategic cooperation with the chain brand Xiyangyang Convenience Store and settled in nearly 10,000 new stores. Platinum said that on March 15, Platinum reached a strategic cooperation with Guangdong Xiyangyang Convenience Store Co., Ltd., a leading convenience chain company. Many of its products will enter the Xiyangyang convenience store system and be sold in nearly 10,000 stores. In the future, the two sides will carry out in-depth cooperation in the fields of commodity sales, user analysis, supply chain and other fields to achieve in-depth access to their respective systems. Bode and Xiyangyang will provide local customers with the most suitable products and high-quality services based on the consumption habits of different regions to ensure that the product mix always meets consumer needs. Platinum has fully resumed work and production on February 10, and all offline terminal retail stores are also continuing to gradually recover.

Florida's attorney general praises lawmakers for passing bill to curb the youth e-cigarette epidemic

Florida's Senate passed SB 810 e-cigarette bill last Thursday to curb the youth epidemic, and state Attorney General Ashley Moody thanked lawmakers. The bill is now in the governor's office, awaiting final signature by Governor Ron DeSantis. Attorney General Ashley Moody said: As I learned during a statewide fact-finding mission last summer, e-cigarettes are making children in our schools addicted. That's why I took quick action.& rdquo;

2. Industry dynamics

Beijing City Tobacco Control Association: Strict e-cigarette control measures have limited protection for minors

The Beijing City Tobacco Control Association found that e-cigarettes, like infectious diseases, are rapidly spreading and deteriorating among young people at home and abroad. On October 31, 2019, the two departments again issued the "Notice on Further Protecting Minors from E-Cigarettes", urging e-cigarette production and sales companies or individuals to promptly close e-cigarette Internet sales websites or clients, but in some Convenience stores, commissaries and other offline retail outlets, the requirement to ban the sale of e-cigarettes to minors is also in name.

IECIE Shenzhen Electronic Cigarette Show announced an extension to August 20-22

On the 20th, the official public account of the IECIE Electronic Cigarette Exhibition announced that based on the development of the global new coronavirus epidemic and after coordination by many parties, the 2020 Shenzhen International Electronic Cigarette Industry Expo, originally scheduled for April 24 and 26, has finally been postponed to August 20-August 22. At the same time, IECIE stated that the booth fees paid by exhibitors will apply to the changed exhibition dates.

FDA suspends inspections of e-cigarette stores due to reduced exposure during the epidemic

March 21, Reuters reported that U.S. health regulators said on Thursday that as the coronavirus epidemic spreads rapidly, staff of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have turned to telecommuting and have stopped domestic compliance. Activities such as inspections and e-cigarette store inspections.

Nebraska senator proposes to ban all flavored e-cigarette products

On the date, Nebraska Senator Tom Briese introduced LB1176 e-cigarette bill, which would ban all flavored e-cigarette products statewide. Menthol and tobacco flavors, as well as atomized liquids used in electronic delivery systems based on open tanks, will not be covered by the ban. This means that the law only applies to e-cigarette equipment that is replaceable. Anyone caught selling or procuring such liquids within the state could be charged with a Category 3 misdemeanor.# p#pagination title #e#

Irish study: Vitamin E acetate produces toxic gases through atomization

On March 17, according to the Irish Times, researchers in Ireland found that a chemical commonly found in vitamin supplements and skin creams produces highly toxic gases when burned in certain atomized products. Scientists at the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI) University of Medicine and Health have discovered that vitamin E acetate is present in illegally made e-cigarette equipment. A team from the Department of Chemistry confirmed that the chemical produces a gas called ketone.

British health experts: There is no evidence that second-hand e-cigarettes can be infected with the new coronavirus

On March 19, according to Vapingpost, experts from Public Health England (PHE) pointed out that there is currently no evidence that the coronavirus can be contracted by inhaling the vapor exhaled by others. ldquo; A 2018 independent evidence review by the UK Public Health Department found that so far, no health risks have been identified from passive inhalation of e-cigarettes by others, said Rosanna O Connor, director of the UK Public Health Department's Tobacco, Alcohol and Drugs division. ldquo; There is currently no evidence that exposure to e-cigarette vapor can lead to infection with the coronavirus. rdquo;

Philippines: Juul stops selling e-cigarettes to minors ahead of ban

On March 19, according to Vapingpost, earlier this year, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte signed a bill banning the sale of e-cigarette products to young people under the age of 21.· To this end, Juul Labs said it will immediately stop selling its equipment to minors before the ban takes effect.

Costa Rica's Ministry of Health supports proposal to ban smoking in public places

On March 22, according to Vapingpost, earlier this month, Costa Rican Health Minister Daniel Salas said he supported the initiative to ban the use of e-cigarette equipment in public places. Speaking to representatives of the Social Affairs Committee, Salas said Bill 21.658, which would create regulations to be discussed, has his full support. ldquo; I think this project is extremely important to the country. It has the full support of the Ministry of Health.& rdquo; Salas said.

Magnetic components in e-cigarettes can interfere with the function of implantable cardioverter defibrillators

Clinicians reported that e-cigarettes carried by an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) in a patient's left chest shirt pocket caused magnetic reversal, disrupting the ICD's ability to detect and treat dangerous heart rhythm problems. HeartRhythm case report, published by Elsevier. Patients were unaware that e-cigarettes had integrated magnetic components, and the ICD had suspended testing for heart rhythm problems four times before reporting it to the medical team.

French study: Young e-cigarette users are unlikely to switch to cigarettes

Recently, France launched a study to determine whether e-cigarettes increase the likelihood of young smokers turning into daily smokers. Researchers used retrospective data from nearly 40,000 participants in the 2017 French National Representative Survey to analyze the link between e-cigarettes and smoking. The number of participants with a history of smoking was 21,401, and in this group, adolescents who reported having used e-cigarettes were less likely than those who transitioned to daily smoking at the age of 17.

Juul released the results of 9 e-cigarettes related studies, including hazards, smoking cessation, and effects on minors

On March 15, according to the official website of e-cigarette company Juul, on March 14, local time, Juul announced nine scientific and research plans at the 2020 Annual Meeting of the Society for Nicotine and Tobacco Research (SRNT) in New Orleans. Results. The company's research covers a wide range of topics and contributes to the growing scientific evidence for end products.

Health experts say the CDC has investigated THC e-cigarette use among teenagers for three consecutive years, but has never been announced

Dr. Michael Siegel, a professor at Boston University's School of Public Health, noted in a blog post that when analyzing CDC data from the National Youth Tobacco Survey, it became clear that most teenagers use e-cigarettes as well as marijuana. This is information that has been provided to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for years but has never been acted upon. Public health experts suspect the CDC is concealing and suppressing important health data on young cannabis use in an attempt to promote the dangers of e-cigarettes.

JUUL encourages customers to urge Florida governor to sign a ban on flavored e-cigarettes #p#pagination title #e#

While Florida e-cigarette advocates are working to save flavoring products and e-cigarette stores, JUUL Labs is quietly encouraging its customers to ask the governor to sign a bill banning condiments. If the bill is signed, hundreds of independent e-cigarette businesses in Florida will be destroyed, and that's what JUUL wants.

Tobacco companies are blocking Vermont's proposed mint cigarette ban

As Vermont lawmakers prepare to issue a ban on flavored tobacco and atomized products, tobacco companies are doing their best to block one part of the bill: banning mint cigarettes. In fact, a source familiar with Vermont's tobacco industry lobbying strategy, who asked not to be named to be honest, pointed out that tobacco companies have been trying to persuade lawmakers to remove the menthol ban from the bill.

Consumer packaging brand IGNITE has signed a nicotine distribution agreement with e-cigarette company VapeEZ

IGNITE International Brands, a global consumer packaged goods brand, has signed a final agreement with VapeEZ Technology to distribute nicotine in the Middle East. VapeEZ, a steam producer and distributor with an annual output of 36 million units of equipment, will be responsible for the supply, warehousing, management, transportation and distribution of IGNITE brand nicotine products, including disposable vape equipment. It is reported that VapeEZ has obtained Pre-A Series financing from Shunhao and Dongfeng in June 2019, raising tens of millions of yuan.

British American Tobacco: Prices of e-cigarette products are expected to fall in Hungary

On March 19, global tobacco giant British American Tobacco (BAT) pointed out in a press statement that due to changes in tax regulations, high-quality alternative tobacco products may become cheaper in the near future, and Hungarian consumers are also more accessible.

III. Industry data

The construction of the domestic industry supervision system is underway

While various countries have continuously strengthened their supervision of e-cigarettes, in recent years, China and local governments have also actively established e-cigarette associations to improve domestic e-cigarette supervision regulations. In January 2017, the Electronic Cigarette Industry Committee of China Electronics Chamber of Commerce (directly under the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology) was established in Shenzhen, focusing on its work in terms of membership, industry conferences, industry standards, training and international exchanges. In June 2018, the national mandatory standards plan "Electronic Cigarettes" and the national standards plan "Gas Chromatography for the Determination of Nicotine, Propylene Glycol and Glycerol in Electronic Cigarette Liquid" have entered the review stage. If the review is no different, it will be approved in the future 24 months and 12 months respectively, which effectively regulates the standards and development of my country's e-cigarette industry.

At present, there are many types of electronic atomizing cigarette products and brands in China, large and small, with a scattered industry pattern and uneven product quality. Problems such as substandard glass fiber in oil storage silos and excessive nicotine in tobacco oil are also common. Therefore, the Prospective Industry Research Institute combined the current situation of the domestic e-cigarette industry and concluded that after the release and implementation of the "E-Cigarette" industry standard, it will provide evidence for the development of the industry and accelerate the clearance and elimination of small and medium-sized cigarette enterprises that do not meet the standards. On the other hand, the industry standard will clearly stipulate the limits of nicotine, propylene glycol, extraction solvents and other substances in electronic aerosol smoke, which will be expected to reduce the release of harmful substances in electronic aerosol smoke to a certain extent.
 
Regional tobacco control regulations have successively included e-cigarettes in the scope of smoking bans

On August 30, 2018, the State Administration for Market Regulation and the State Tobacco Monopoly Administration issued the "Notice on Prohibiting the Sale of E-Cigarettes to Minors". This notice has the same sales management standards for e-cigarettes as cigarettes. On January 1, 2019, the newly revised "Regulations on Smoking Control in Public Places of Hangzhou City" was officially implemented, and e-cigarettes, like ordinary cigarettes, were included in the smoking ban. On June 26, 2019, the "Regulations on Smoking Control in Shenzhen Special Economic Zone" officially included e-cigarettes in the scope of tobacco control. The regional tobacco control policies that have been released in the comprehensive list can be concluded that my country has begun to create a healthy and standardized e-cigarette environment, and e-cigarette products may be controlled as tobacco products in the future. Although the control of tobacco products will bring certain restrictions on e-cigarettes, the richness of sales scenarios and the improvement of product quality will help the gradual penetration of products among smokers.
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