Fiasco: e-liquid and e-cigarette flavour labelling to be banned

[KulrMeStoopid]

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http://www.clivebates.com/?p=1847

Oh dear. As 12.1(c) is not exempted in the reference from 18.4(b)ii it looks like it will be illegal to add any ‘element or feature’ to e-cigarette or refill container packaging that refers to flavourings – even though flavourings will be permitted (unless banned by members states).
How will producers of flavoured electronic cigarettes and refill containers label their these products? How will users know what they are buying, storing and using…? How will vendors know which product is which at the point of sale and when in stock? Or does it amount to a de facto ban through chaos and confusion?

 

[Colonelboom]

My post on that article:

hmm, I wonder if that leaves the door wide open in other areas though, every shred of that information can be held in a QR code which, if implemented on an eliquid bottle would not show any of the aforementioned details.

I do wonder about the removal of hazard labels though as they are already law – that would in itself create a legal loop that surely would have to give in one direction or another? This is particularly interesting as it seems Royal Mail are happy to ship eliquid providing it falls under their strength classification restrictions providing that there are no hazard or toxic warnings on the label.

 

[Tubbyengineer]

A QR code wouldmost likely be covered by the term "Symbol"...

 

[Colonelboom]

A QR code wouldmost likely be covered by the term "Symbol"...

theres no mention of symbol though, just the hazard type warnings mentioned above:

promotes a tobacco product or encourages its consumption by creating an erroneous impression about its characteristics, health effects, hazards or emissions; labels shall not include any information about nicotine, tar or carbon monoxide content;

From what I can see, they will not allow contents to be labelled and health benefits or claims, ingredients or hazard notices - A Name, company address /contact and a QR could cover the legal bases but that depends where not including hazard labels would fall - under CHiP and other EU guidelines we need to have them, if the EU then states we cant display them they are creating their own legal loop that must be open to exploitation

 

[Tubbyengineer]

Article 12 - 2. Prohibited elements and features may include but are not limited to texts, symbols, names, trade marks, figurative or other signs

 

[Colonelboom]

aah, I didn't see that as I didn't follow the other texts and paragraphs. So essentially they have to be white label. Surely that is just a typical cock up, sat round the table with a nice glass of claret thinking up wild ways in which to limit things - without actually knowing the laws the EU already has in place - meh