Q7 Do you it is important for legislation to impose some form of excise or excise-equivalent duty on nicotine e-liquid, as it does on tobacco products? Yes No √ Reasons/additional comments: This is a harm reduction product. Limiting uptake of product if price hinders, and perception could be as bad as smoking. Q8 Do you think quality control of and safety standards for ecigarettes are needed? Yes No √ Additional comments: Area of concern Yes No Reasons/additional comments safety Childproof containers √ Safe disposal of ecigarette devices and Environment safety √ liquids Battery and general product safety √ Ability of device to prevent accidents standards Then we know the product is √ manufactured to Good consistent Good manufacturing practice standards Pharmaceutical Grade Purity and of nicotine √ Provides a register visible to all of √ legitimate products that meet NZ Registration of products standards Should do, we should look to adopt A testing regime to confirm product safety √ similar standards in testing like the EU. and contents purity 2ml atomisers and 10ml refill bottles. √ Maximum allowable volume of e-liquid in Prevention of accidental poisoning due retail sales limitation of amount. 20mg/ml in e-liquid. Although future √ generation products this may need to Maximum concentration of nicotine e-liquid be reviewed as technologies advance. No quality control/ nicotine dose √ Mixing of e-liquids at (or before) point of sale consistency Q9 Are there any other comments you would like to make?
Q7 Do you it is important for legislation to impose some form of excise or excise-equivalent duty on nicotine e-liquid, as it does on tobacco products? Yes No √ Reasons/additional comments: This is a harm reduction product. Limiting uptake of product if price hinders, and perception could be as bad as smoking. Q8 Do you think quality control of and safety standards for ecigarettes are needed? Yes √ No Additional comments: Area of concern Yes No Reasons/additional comments Childproof containers √ safety Safe disposal of ecigarette devices and liquids √ Environment safety Ability of device to prevent accidents √ Battery and general product safety standards Good manufacturing practice √ Then we know the product is manufactured to Good consistent standards Purity and of nicotine √ Pharmaceutical Grade Registration of products √ Provides a register visible to all of legitimate products that meet NZ standards A testing regime to confirm product safety and contents purity √ Should do, we should look to adopt similar standards in testing like the EU. Maximum allowable volume of e-liquid in retail sales √ 2ml atomisers and 10ml refill bottles. Prevention of accidental poisoning due limitation of amount. Maximum concentration of nicotine e-liquid √ 20mg/ml in e-liquid. Although future generation products this may need to be reviewed as technologies advance. Mixing of e-liquids at (or before) point of sale √ No quality control/ nicotine dose consistency Q9 Are there any other comments you would like to make?