looks like our gray market hayday may be winding down......
Anything manufactured for human consumption is registered, regulated, and inspected by FDA
I do hope you're joking. When those standards include headings like "Billions of dollars made per annum:" and "Hundreds of Thousands of deaths per annum:"?!
Obviously I'm being sarcastic, but seriously: "FDA approved tobacco cigarette = Good"?! Really?!
JC also has registered with the FDA and voluntarily submitted to the inspection.
I challenge any Juice suppliers to post at least Picture or describe their Manufacturing process
I do not believe that any Juice distributors in the US are even near up to standards of cGMP
I hate to come off as pretentious,
Well, I'm not a supplier, but this US supplier's video tour of their lab is good enough for me.
I would throw out an opinion here, not knowing who supplies the "major flavoring company" : I would venture a guess they are not processing from scratch the ingredients they use. Extracts and 'concrete's' etc.: Just for example, Somara Botane supplies my tobacco absolute; they do not process it at their facility. They are a vendor for other suppliers. But even if I baked cookies in my kitchen for public consumption I would need a permit, which would require FDA registration and inspection at least at the State level to be elegible for a permit.
Bingo. This seems to be the crux of it. Had they not agreed to meet the cGMP specs they might not be in this situation...not saying that I blame them for trying.
If the FDA wants they can challenge JC's ability to meet the system's criteria and stall their certification over using the wrong metal alloy paper clip if the so choose.
I forgot...which e-juice supplier got the big exposure in the Wall Street Journal article that received so much attention?
Quite a few people in this area were baking specialty cakes, weddings, birthdays, etc., and they need to have a separate kitchen from 'family', which has to be inspected and regulated as a food business. I really think all states must comply with FDA regs for permits, so there aren't many who can financially comply on a "hobby" basis.
If someone got sick from eating your cake you wouldn't need to worry about your house, forget the kitchen. You'd be liable for any litigation brought against you. Cross-contamination is potentially the greatest liability.