Wrong nicotine content in eliquid

[Jman8]

The issue with this is not one of public safety (with a caveat - below), but one of customer satisfaction.

I observe customer satisfaction in the under regulated market to be extremely high. Varying nic levels and all.

Methinks if there were rigorous control (without any government intervention) and science was put above art at all costs that customer satisfaction would go down. With government intervention, I guarantee it would go down. In fact, I would wager on it with high level of confidence.

 

[sparkky1]

Seventy-three ? the least they could have done with all that time and money vested in that research project they could have named the bogus juice manufactures......
That's a great read but I'm pretty sure the only reason it was done was because some 15 year old kid got emitted to the hospital for nicotine overdose.
As a manufacture why would you ever want to add more than you need to ( nicotine ) being the highest cost of your recipe ? I think we've come a long way's from dekang ejuice...

 

[Bill Godshall]

The Salt Lake County Health Dept's press release:


Media Contacts:
Pam Davenport
385-468-4122
Nicholas Rupp
385-468-4130

News Release
January 8, 2015

Study Finds the Majority of E-Liquids Are Labeled Incorrectly
Nicotine levels listed on labels were significantly different in 61% of those tested

(Salt Lake County)—In a study from the Salt Lake County Health Department (SLCoHD) and the Center for Human Toxicology at the University of Utah, researchers found that 73 out of 120 samples (61%) differed by at least 10% from the labeled nicotine content, with discrepancies that ranged from 88% less to 840% more than stated. The industry’s own American E-Liquid Manufacturing Standards Association requires that e-liquids produced be within +/-10% of the labeled nicotine content.

SLCoHD staff visited all 14 vape shops in Salt Lake County, as well as 16 randomly selected tobacco specialty stores, and collected 153 e-liquid samples; 120 of the samples listed a nicotine amount higher than zero and 33 listed the nicotine content as zero (scent/flavor-only e-liquids). Of the 33 samples that listed the nicotine amount as zero, 32 contained less than 0.5mg/ml of nicotine and 1 sample contained 7.35mg/ml.

The health department also reviewed the availability of child-proof caps for e-liquids and found that more than a quarter of the samples (27.5%) that had listed amounts of nicotine did not have child-proof caps. The nicotine in e-liquids is a serious poisoning threat to children, with the Utah Poison Control Center reporting 131 calls related to e-liquids in 2014.

“Inaccurate labeling is alarming because consumers don’t know exactly what they’re taking into their bodies, or at what level,” said Kathy Garrett, tobacco prevention and cessation manager for SLCoHD. “It’s also a real concern for poison control center and emergency room staff, who don’t know if the labeled amount of nicotine in a bottle a child has ingested is accurate; that makes this a life-or-death problem.”

“These concerns are one reason why the health department is working this year on a new health regulation that will require a license to manufacture or sell e-liquids in Salt Lake County,” said Gary Edwards, executive director of SLCoHD. “A regulation will help ensure e-liquid safety standards, including accurate labeling of ingredients and nicotine levels and the presence of child-proof caps.”

See the attached e-liquid fact sheet for additional information about the study.

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If anybody has their so-called e-liquid fact sheet, please post if different from their one page description at Ow.ly - image uploaded by @SLCoHealth (SaltLakeCountyHealth)

 

[Bill Godshall]

Nothing like the Salt Lake County Health Dept advocating for e-cig consumers who are being sold less nicotine than they paid for.


Also, according to Ow.ly - image uploaded by @SLCoHealth (SaltLakeCountyHealth)

"The sample included five concentrations of 0mg, 6mg, 12mg, 18mg and 24mg from each of the thirty outlets."

I wonder what percentage of e-liquid samples were declared to be mislabeled by the Health Dept simply because they failed to include "per mg" on their nicotine label?

 

[Bill Godshall]

Article from last month saying Salt Lake County Health Dept is proposing new e-cig regulations
County proposes new regulations for e-cigarettes | The Salt Lake Tribune

 

[zoiDman]

Article from last month saying Salt Lake County Health Dept is proposing new e-cig regulations
County proposes new regulations for e-cigarettes | The Salt Lake Tribune

Thank you for Posting this Bill.

Sometimes it seems that the Timing of a report like this coincides with some pending Policy change. And that the Purpose of the Report is to Lend Credibility to a Chang of Policy.

That is Also why I Cringed when I saw the Media Program that is being run in San Francisco. Because I wouldn't me surprised if some Sweeping Restrictions are in the works for those who Use or Sell e-Cigarettes in "The City".