TPD Implemented in Denmark

[steffijade]

Iirc ECITA support the inclusion of zero nic juices in any legislation that is put in place in the UK.

They are though, advocating 'light touch' regulation. I think the reasoning behind this is concern that despite the lack of nicotine, if zero nic is unregulated there's a chance that ingredients with a recognised higher risk profile might be used.

Personally, I take the viewpoint that vapers should take responsibility for their own safety, risk assess the possibility of a supplier/manufacturer selling liquids with ingredients containing ingredients with a higher potential for 'harm' and choose to either take that risk or buy from somewhere else.

This system seems to have worked fairly well for the past 7-8 years without any official, government sanctioned, product specific regulation, so I don't see why we absolutely need to have official regulation.

Self regulation is widely employed in many other industries, although a lot of them are not soft targets for pressure groups and taxation.

 

[scrumpox]

Iirc ECITA support the inclusion of zero nic juices in any legislation that is put in place in the UK.

They are though, advocating 'light touch' regulation. I think the reasoning behind this is concern that despite the lack of nicotine, if zero nic is unregulated there's a chance that ingredients with a recognised higher risk profile might be used.

Like nicotine for example? I had this potential loophole in mind - vapers in the know would buy unregulated and untaxed zero nic juice, source their own nic concentrate and make up the final juice in any strength they want. The sin tax might then be only payable on the nic ... once. If flavoured PG/VG juices fall outside the regs this is what would happen.

Personally, I take the viewpoint that vapers should take responsibility for their own safety, risk assess the possibility of a supplier/manufacturer selling liquids with ingredients containing ingredients with a higher potential for 'harm' and choose to either take that risk or buy from somewhere else.

This system seems to have worked fairly well for the past 7-8 years without any official, government sanctioned, product specific regulation, so I don't see why we absolutely need to have official regulation.

Self regulation is widely employed in many other industries, although a lot of them are not soft targets for pressure groups and taxation.

That's too sensible. Of course we don't need this regulation. But if there's a public safety interest or money to be made then we're going to get it. There's money to be made and it can masquerade behind the public safety interest. We're going to get the regulation, it's just a matter of how draconian it will be. Vapers in the know can work around it, converting smokers into vaping will slow right down.

 

[Mawsley]

Well, apart from it not answering any of my questions.

 

[3dj]

Well, apart from it not answering any of my questions.

I bet it took Mr Hollow bone head ages to suss that reply. He might have been sipping on a pimms at the time and couldn't be arsed with a suitable answer. Or is just thick as fuck.

 

[Mawsley]

I bet it took Mr Hollow bone head ages to suss that reply. He might have been sipping on a pimms at the time and couldn't be arsed with a suitable answer. Or is just thick as fuck.

He's certainly not managing to overcome my baser voting instincts. I don't know why but I feel I'd rather attend one of Rhea's surgeries to discuss ecigs than one of his.