Shenzhen’s Fucheng Subdistrict Inspects Vaping Companies and Tightens Control on Illegal Additives

Recently, the Fucheng Subdistrict Anti-Drug Office, in conjunction with the Longhua District Tobacco Monopoly Bureau, conducted a focused visit to electronic cigarette production and operation enterprises within the jurisdiction. They carried out a risk assessment related to the use of nitroethane in electronic cigarettes and organized a seminar on anti-drug work for the heads and staff of electronic cigarette production and operation enterprises at the Collaborative Governance Home in the northern part of Fucheng Subdistrict.

During the inspection phase, staff visited electronic cigarette production and operation enterprises one by one to check whether they held production and operation sales licenses, whether they were operating normally or had been deregistered according to regulations, and to review the inventory of goods stored within the enterprises. They gathered basic information on licensed and deregistered enterprises as well as key personnel, establishing personnel files for the enterprises. For those enterprises that no longer engage in electronic cigarette production and operation but have not timely deregistered their electronic cigarette business or licenses, they were required to make timely changes or deregister, ensuring clarity of the situation and accuracy of the data. Anti-drug publicity and reporting mechanism posters were prominently displayed in electronic cigarette production and operation enterprises and specialty stores, along with new drug publicity brochures, to broaden the coverage of anti-drug publicity.

After the inspection, staff organized a seminar for enterprises that have legally obtained electronic cigarette production and operation licenses within the jurisdiction, focusing on compliant operation of electronic cigarettes. The seminar covered three aspects: legal compliance in operation, relevant legal responsibilities, and an introduction to 'heady electronic cigarettes.' It emphasized the characteristics and harms of new drugs and addictive substances such as nitroethane and 'heady electronic cigarettes,' stressing the legal responsibilities for selling electronic cigarettes to minors as stipulated in the Minor Protection Law. Enterprises were required to verify identities and report any abnormal situations or drug-related clues to the public security authorities in a timely manner.

At the end of the meeting, enterprises were required to sign anti-drug commitment letters, urging them to fulfill their anti-drug responsibilities, implement the main responsibility for drug prevention and control, operate in compliance with laws and regulations, and prevent illegal electronic cigarette products from entering the market, thereby maintaining a good development order in the industry.