Other Q7 Do you think 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: As a goal of reducing health problems and deaths from smoking, I think there should be a grace period of a few years at least, encouraging people to move from smoking to vaping. As such, perhaps raise tax on tobacco while leaving e-cigarettes exempt by virtue of being a quitting aid. Q8 Do you quality control of and safety standards for ecigarettes are needed? Yes No Additional comments: Area of concern Yes No Reasons/additional comments Makes sense; contents can be Childproof containers poisonous Safe disposal of ecigarette devices and Reduce toxic products in waterways liquids Prevent etc Ability of device to prevent accidents NZ standards applied to imports – Good manufacturing practice good thing Prevent poisoning Purity and grade of nicotine Allows application of standards Registration of products A testing regime to confirm product safety and contents purity Will prevent dealing/supply to under Maximum allowable volume of e-liquid in retail sales 18s Reduce chance of poisoning/backyard Maximum concentration of nicotine e-liquid purification and corruption Mixing of e-liquids at (or before) of sale Again, ensure safety via regulation Battery safety standards Other Q9 Are there any other comments you would like to make? I believe these are a very positive thing and with the right guidance and quality control, with balanced and rational debate, they could be the solution to so many problems related to smoking and tobacco related health issues. This is a rare opportunity.
Other Q7 Do you think 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: As a goal of reducing health problems and deaths from smoking, I think there should be a grace period of a few years at least, encouraging people to move from smoking to vaping. As such, perhaps raise tax on tobacco while leaving e-cigarettes exempt by virtue of being a quitting aid. Q8 Do you quality control of and safety standards for ecigarettes are needed? Yes No Additional comments: Area of concern Yes No Reasons/additional comments Childproof containers Makes sense; contents can be poisonous Safe disposal of ecigarette devices and liquids Reduce toxic products in waterways Ability of device to prevent accidents Prevent etc Good manufacturing practice NZ standards applied to imports – good thing Purity and grade of nicotine Prevent poisoning Registration of products Allows application of standards A testing regime to confirm product safety and contents purity Maximum allowable volume of e-liquid in retail sales Will prevent dealing/supply to under 18s Maximum concentration of nicotine e-liquid Reduce chance of poisoning/backyard purification and corruption Mixing of e-liquids at (or before) of sale Again, ensure safety via regulation Other Battery safety standards Q9 Are there any other comments you would like to make? I believe these are a very positive thing and with the right guidance and quality control, with balanced and rational debate, they could be the solution to so many problems related to smoking and tobacco related health issues. This is a rare opportunity.
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