Will FDA interfere with domestic purchases?

[Bellinghamster]

So I have no idea how the FDA interfaces with US Customs and USPS. I would assume customs agents apply FDA guidelines when deciding what cargo to impound, but what about USPS? Do they screen domestic shipments for possibly FDA banned substances?

I assume they don't screen for nicotine, as so many people buy analogs on the Internet [I've heard].

Unless something leaked and was analyzed, domestic shipments should not be interfered with, should they? [I'll say though that one domestic shipment I received was marked "Hazmat surface only" - and it only contained one of those nefarious Lithium Ion batteries]

So, do the domestic suppliers assume all liability because they are the importer? If I only purchase domestically do I have virtually zero exposure? Legal stuff makes my head spin...

 

[brandeeashlynn]

i was wondering what is goin to happen to target.com and costco.com they still sell njoy. Are they seeling them illegally or is it just how suppliers market them that makes certain sales illegal. Does it make all sales illegal now matter how they are marketed?

 

[Lithium1330]

customs hasn't listed a product called "e-cigarette" maybe target's and costco's suppliers are labeling the product in a way that customs has no problem with them, because in all seized packages they said it wasn't listed, just guessing.

 

[jamie]

i was wondering what is goin to happen to target.com and costco.com they still sell njoy.

Njoy seems to be gone off the Target website.

 

[Sun Vaporer]

Njoy seems to be gone off the Target website.

You are right Jamie--was just there the other day on Target's web site. Either they ran out because of the China New Year or had so many returns that they gave up on it. Also it could be because of something we do not know about--Sun

 

[itsbetterthansmoking]

Target must have pulled it today, since I saw it there just yesterday. Costco.com still has it up.

 

[halopunker]

I wrote target an email inquiring about it

 

[OutWest]

re: target.com

My guess is one of three things:
they ran out
it's a 3rd party vendor who ran out (some select 3rd parties can sell on target.com)
their lawyers had it pulled.

 

[jamie]

I wrote target an email inquiring about it

Thanks and please post if you get (or not) a response.

 

[b00stzx3]

Maybe they didn't tell the truth about replacing atomisers and the longevity of the carts... Buncha kids I know bought the $150.00 ripoof DSE901 from a mall kiosk, and question why theyre not getting "2 packs worth!!" of nicotine from a cart, or the atomiser dying. People just need to google forums and find out the truth about things before they rush out and trust joe shmoe at the mall kiosk.

 

[halopunker]

Njoy seems to be gone off the Target website.

Dear Rob,

We recently sold out of the NJOY Smokeless Cigarette Starter Kit, and can't say for sure when it might be back in stock.

As we rely on our suppliers for the inventories, we can't offer a definite date when this item will be on hand. Your best bet is to check back every once in a while to see if it's available.

<Insert Crap about Target.com Here>

Thanks for shopping with us. I hope we can be of more help to you in the future.

----

Oh, and it's back up today

 

[Sun Vaporer]

Dear Rob,

We recently sold out of the NJOY Smokeless Cigarette Starter Kit, and can't say for sure when it might be back in stock.

As we rely on our suppliers for the inventories, we can't offer a definite date when this item will be on hand. Your best bet is to check back every once in a while to see if it's available.

<Insert Crap about Target.com Here>

Thanks for shopping with us. I hope we can be of more help to you in the future.

----

Oh, and it's back up today

I just checked and Target does have it back--I saw them post NJoy over the Holiday as simply "will ship in 3 to 4 weeks". So my thinking is that they just pull it totally from the website instead of posting the 3 to 4 weeks ship time? Sun

 

[jamie]

Whew! Glad to see that. I was afraid it was a legal issue. Target used to be fairly conservative in that arena. Thanks for checking Halo!

 

[jamie]

Still wondering about Njoy status at Target....

We're sorry, but your search for “njoy” returned 0 product results.​

 

[The Widow]

No longer on the target website, but Costco still has it

 

[Walrus]

So I have no idea how the FDA interfaces with US Customs and USPS. I would assume customs agents apply FDA guidelines when deciding what cargo to impound, but what about USPS? Do they screen domestic shipments for possibly FDA banned substances?

I assume they don't screen for nicotine, as so many people buy analogs on the Internet [I've heard].

Unless something leaked and was analyzed, domestic shipments should not be interfered with, should they? [I'll say though that one domestic shipment I received was marked "Hazmat surface only" - and it only contained one of those nefarious Lithium Ion batteries]

So, do the domestic suppliers assume all liability because they are the importer? If I only purchase domestically do I have virtually zero exposure? Legal stuff makes my head spin...

The USPS has no way to know what's in your package... overseas shipments must list contents on a customs label. Short of a suspicious substance leaking out or possibly a working dog smelling something, I don't see any risk at all.

The problem comes from the fact that most if not all US suppliers get their stock (or at least ingredients) from overseas. If they can't get their shipments through, they have nothing to sell domestically.

 

[Programmer]

The problem comes from the fact that most of not all US suppliers get their stock (or at least ingredients) from overseas. If they can't get their shipments through, they have nothing to sell domestically.

And if those little Chinse buggers can't get the shipments to where they are going, they are goin to be very unhappy Chinese buggers. So... as things evolve legal-wise they will learn to re-label.

 

[booboo]

I'm always paranoid when I go to the post office to pick up my e-cig packages. I have 3orders from China sitting there right now! I'm always afraid they will say I can't have them or they have to inspect them for drugs or something?! (and I will have to go off and make a scene!) Weird, huh?

 

[JJames68]

seems to me the anti-smoker folks would of found something if there was something to be found bad about these by now - are they just upset because we have found a alternative to smoking a cigarette that we enjoy

 

[JJames68]

sounds like the fanatical non-smokers were never worried about second hand smoke to me, now it seems they are just worried about it "looking" like you are smoking

http://www.mercurynews.com/topstories/ci_11873938

"But anti-smoking groups say that's exactly the problem. They fear that it will reintroduce a "smoking culture" into places where people no longer are used to seeing wisps of smoke and cigarettes hanging from people's mouths."