An important factor in the accelerated arrival of regulation
Recently, the Tobacco Bureau of Liucheng County, Liuzhou City, and the Market Supervision Bureau jointly took action and seized 28 vape products in accordance with the law. This incident not only revealed serious problems in the vape market, but also highlighted the importance of accelerating supervision.
The chaos in the vape market is mainly reflected in the following aspects:
First: the proliferation of vape use by minors. In order to attract young consumers, vape merchants have launched various fruit-flavored vapes that look like children's toys or trendy drinks, which are extremely deceptive and concealed. The presentation of the characteristic flavor of this product, with flavors other than tobacco, has a strong appeal and inducement to minors who have not yet matured their minds. In the case of Liucheng County, Liuzhou City, two stationery shops openly sold vapes to primary school students, and the products were marked with the words "Do not sell to minors." This blatant illegal behavior is shocking.
Second: The labeling of vape and e-liquid is confusing and there is a lack of unified regulatory standards. In the market, many vape products do not have clear Chinese logos, or even the name of the manufacturer, address and main ingredients of the product, which brings great safety risks to consumers. For example, among the 13 "milk tea cup" flavored vapes seized in Liucheng County, 12 had only English logos on the packaging boxes, no Chinese logos, and all of them were marked with a nicotine content of 3%. This is a problem for minors who do not understand the ingredients of vape. Said that it is undoubtedly a huge health risk.
Third: vape and e-liquid are mainly flavored products, which have diverted from the original intention of replacing cigarettes and quitting smoking. In order to pursue taste and attractiveness, businesses continue to launch vape with various flavors. As a result, vape gradually loses its function of replacing traditional tobacco and helping to quit smoking, and becomes a consumer product that pursues freshness and excitement. This shift not only deviates from the original intention of vape, but also adds to the chaos in the vape market.
Therefore, the accelerated arrival of regulation is particularly important. The joint action of the Liucheng County Tobacco Bureau and the Market Supervision Bureau of Liuzhou City is a powerful attack on the chaos in the vape market, and is also a powerful protection for the physical and mental health of minors. However, the strengthening of supervision cannot just stop at handling individual cases. It is also necessary to strengthen the supervision and regulation of the vape market from the source, formulate more stringent laws, regulations and standards, crack down on illegal activities, and ensure the health and orderliness of the vape market. develop.
The chaotic current situation in the vape market is an important factor in the accelerated arrival of regulation. Only by strengthening supervision and standardizing market behavior can we ensure the healthy development of the vape market and protect the legitimate rights and interests of consumers, especially the physical and mental health of minors. This requires joint efforts and continued attention from each of us.
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