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The reporter recently found that there is a large number of these “three-no” electronic cigarette products in the online and offline electronic cigarette market: there is no detailed Chinese description on the outer packaging, no manufacturer, etc. Cinema 1950 witch cloth draw information, not to mention production license. These “three-no” e-cigarettes are called “disposable aerosol”, “milk tea cup”, “cola can”, “planet cup” and so on in the promotional terms of the outer packaging and sellers. Various flavors are the main selling points of this type of product.
In fact, the “Mandatory National Standards for Electronic Cigarettes” and “E-cigarette Management Measures” expressly prohibit seasoning e-cigarettes other than tobacco flavors. At the same time, selling e-cigarettes to minors is also prohibited. However, this type of “three-no” e-cigarette has not only attracted a large number of young people with unique shapes and varied flavors, but also gradually attracted many minors to “enter the circle”.
The experts interviewed believe that the proliferation of “three-no” e-cigarettes will cause many harms, disrupt the order of the tobacco market and endanger human health, and its harm to minors is even more worthy of vigilance. Under multiple bans, the “three-no” e-cigarettes are still growing wildly, which is attributed to multiple factors such as the concealment of transaction methods and ineffective supervision. Corresponding measures are urgently needed to be taken to regulate them.
Three-no electronic cigarettes are sought after and all kinds of flavors attract teenagers
“Some time ago, Komiks 1960 witch cloth draw, I originally wanted to buy ordinary cigarettes, but after entering the store, the boss enthusiastically recommended a disposable electronic cigarette to me, saying that it was called ‘Coke Can’. It has many flavors and is sweet in taste, and young people love to smoke.” Mr. Yuan, a resident of Chaoyang District, Beijing, told reportersI started buying e-cigarettes for the first time.
Mr. Yuan went to the tobacco hotel in Chaoyang District. According to the store owner, disposable electronic cigarettes can be smoked about 6,000 pcs, and they can be smoked just by charging. One pc can be smoked for a month. It is cost-effective and has various fruit flavors. It is easier to smoke than ordinary cigarettes and ordinary electronic cigarettes on the market. Out of curiosity, Mr. Yuan spent 99 yuan to buy a lemon-flavored “Cola can”.
Mr. Yuan only discovered after returning home that this e-cigarette may be a “three-no” product. “The outer packaging is particularly simple, and there is no manufacturer or production standard. The attached manual only has traditional Chinese in it.”
After smoking for a while, Mr. Yuan found that although this fruit-flavored e-cigarette does not have the tar smell of ordinary cigarettes, it tastes sweet when smoking, but if you smoke too much, you will feel your throat hurts. “I didn’t dare to smoke this type of e-cigarette again later.”
Recently, the reporter came to the above-mentioned tobacco hotel for an on-site interview. As soon as he entered the door, he saw a large number of colorful small bottles placed in front of the cashier at the door. The owner saw the Komiks 1960 witch cloth draw and immediately took out one and handed it over and said, “Disposable electronic cigarettes, fruity and soda, not irritating, many young people buy them.”
The disposable electronic cigarettes mentioned by the owner range from 89 yuan to 99 yuan. One of them is called “Rabbit Milk Tea Cup”. It looks like a mini water cup with straw. The packaging also has a cartoon rabbit pattern printed on it. It is divided into multiple colors. Different colors correspond to different flavors, including kiwi fruit, black currant, sensation cola, etc. In addition, there are many replacement core atomizer bombs for certain electronic cigarettes next to them, and there are also many flavors Babaylan 1990 cloth draw, such as Peach Duoduo, Yuanqi Strawberry, Bingpo Mint, etc.
The reporter bought one of the green flavored “Tutu Tutu Milk Tea Cups” for 99 yuan. Although there is a brand name for a certain product on the outer packaging of this product, there is no information on the production batch number, manufacturer, instructions for use, etc., and only simple information shows that Komiks 1960 witchcloth drawThe product’s e-liquid capacity is 15 ml and the nicotine content is 30 mg per ml.
When the reporter asked the store owner about the specific usage, the reply he received was “You can directly charge with your own data cable, and you can draw it by charging, and you can draw about 6,000 pips.” When introducing the products, the store owner said many times that this kind of fruity e-cigarette “is bought by young people, and they bought several flavors at a time and changed them to smoke, including many student parties.”
It is understood that “three-no” e-cigarettes such as “Cola Can” have recently appeared quietly in the market and have quickly become popular among young people.
Ms Duan from Nanjing, Jiangsu often saw that young people carried exquisitely styling e-cigarettes with them. She felt that it was cool to take them out and take a sip, so she asked a friend to buy a fruit-flavored e-cigarette called “Milk Tea Cup”.
“I just think it looks good, it’s fun to smoke, and think that the fruity smell should not be harmful. This is different from the ordinary electronic cigarettes bought by the counter. It tastes really delicious when you smoke, but you can’t smoke too much a day. If you smoke more than a dozen sips, you feel like your throat is being held back.” Ms. Duan said that the audience of this kind of electronic cigarette is mainly young people, and many “post-00s” around you are smoking.
Recently, a review blogger with 20 million fans posted a video on a short video platform introducing the harm of fruit-flavored e-cigarettes. However, in the comments, many netizens left messages saying “I want to buy”, “Is there any sold”, “Who young people smoke cigarettes?” This shows the popularity of this fruit-flavored e-cigarette.
Related news reports show that many shops around primary and secondary schools sell fruity electronic cigarettes to students. Some netizens commented, “I am only in the sixth grade, and there are people in the class who smoke. The teacher has been busy asking parents to ‘drink tea’ recently.” “I am now in the second year of junior high school, and there are indeed many people smoking around me.”
Under the ban, a hidden sales platform sets exclusive super talk
RecordsBabaylan 1990 cloth drawRecent investigations have found that there are a large number of “three-no” e-cigarette sales in offline physical stores, online e-commerce platforms, and social software.
On some e-commerce platforms, when searching for the keyword “e-cigarette”, the “Green Net Plan” page will pop up directly, showing that according to relevant laws and regulations, any citizen, legal person or other group will beWeaving shall not sell tobacco monopoly products through information networks, nor shall it publish information on promoting and selling electronic cigarettes. The platform further stipulates that the release of electronic cigarettes and related products is prohibited, such as electronic cigarette sets, atomizers, e-liquids, cigarette cartridges, oil injection tools or services, heating cigarettes and cigarettes, etc.
Therefore, when searching keywords such as “fruit-flavored electronic cigarettes” and “e-liquid” on relevant platforms, no search results were found.
However, “Cinema 1950 witch cloth drawThree-no” e-cigarettes did not completely disappear on e-commerce platforms, but continued to exist in another more concealed form. After searching with keywords such as “atomizing oil”, “atomizer”, and “Internet celebrity milk tea bottle”, the reporter immediately popped up similar products of “three-no” electronic cigarettes on the market, and even peripheral products such as e-cigarette fruit-flavored beads and fruit-flavored filters.
Cinema 1950 witch cloth drawThe products searched from hidden keywords are mostly fruity supplements for electronic cigarettes, and the introduction in the product details page is even more vague. For example, a certain product name is “WaterKomiks 1960 witch cloth draw Fruit-flavored atomized oil Herbal Aromatherapy Atomizer Special Replenishment Oil Electronic High Concentration Steam Essential Oil”, with monthly sales reaching more than 400. A supplementary liquid is 30 ml, 55 yuan. Before placing an order, please contact customer service to get a gift from the oil injector.
Sellers of such products are particularly cautious. When the reporter mentioned words such as “smoke”, “milk tea cup” in the chat box, the customer service immediately asked “please withdraw the message” and then said that they were selling “aromatherapy”. In addition, other stores also call supplement liquids “perfume” and “edible oil”.
In addition to the situation of selling goods on e-commerce platforms, many “three-no” e-cigarette sales places have been transferred to more hidden social platforms. On a social platform, there is even a “milk tea cup” exclusive super topic. The topics are all purchase, sales, and transaction information. Most sellers say, “If you want to add a private chat account and chat privately, you can send and express delivery in the same city.”
The reporter added the chat accounts of several of the sellers and learned that they sold both complete e-cigarettes and supplement liquids, “Cola cans”, “milk tea cups”, and “Cute Tiger Cups”. Some even claimed that “manufacturer shipped directly”, with prices ranging from 55 yuan to 168 yuan.
In the online market, the price difference of this type of e-cigarette is huge, and the same “Cute Tiger”Cup, the price in one seller is 168 yuan, while in another seller it costs only 58 yuan. Surprisingly, from the information on one of the sellers’ circle of friends, she is also a sophomore high school student and is a minor. During the chat, she told reporters: “Everyone around her is smoking, how cool. ”
However, in the opinion of the interviewed experts, these “three-no” e-cigarettes exist in large quantities, and even extend their tentacles to minors, which not only disrupts the tobacco market, but also causes many negative impacts.
Zhu Jie, senior partner of Taihetai (Chongqing) Law Firm, believes that this type of “three-no” e-cigarette attracts teenagers to buy through unique packaging and unique tastes. Cinema 1950 witch cloth drawAdolescents lack discernment ability, often passively embark on the smoking path. In the end, it will not only affect personal health, but also harm education and social order.
Hidden in the dark and difficult to strengthen supervision is imperative
The “Mandatory National Standard for Electronic Cigarettes” officially implemented on October 1, 2022, Cinema 1950 witch cloth drawThe sale of electronic cigarette cartridges is prohibited from selling other flavors other than tobacco. The “Electronic Cigarette Management Measures” also clearly stipulates that no individual, legal person or other organization shall sell electronic cigarette products through information networks other than the electronic cigarette transaction management platform stipulated in these Measures; it is prohibited to sell electronic cigarettes to minors.
However, under multiple bans, why can “three-no” e-cigarettes still be easily purchased?
Zhu Jie said that with the introduction of the national standard for e-cigarettes, national standard e-cigarettes can only sell tobacco flavors, while “three-no” e-cigarettes have various fruit flavors and are more easily accepted by consumers. In May 2022, the “2021 Chinese Middle School Students and College Students Tobacco Epidemic Monitoring Results” released by the Tobacco Control Office of the China Center for Disease Control and Prevention showed that the proportion of middle school students who used e-cigarettes in 2021 was 16.1%, of which the proportion of using fruit flavors accounted for Babaylan 1990 cloth draw63.8%. Among the preferences of Chinese e-cigarette consumers in 2021, Babaylan 1990 cloth draw60.9% of consumers prefer fruits, foods and other flavors.
Grassary of Beijing University of Chemical TechnologyWu Di, a lecturer at the college, believes that this type of e-cigarette is highly attractive to young consumers, especially minors. Its appearance design is very cute, the packaging is like snacks or toys, and it has a variety of novel flavors, which is very attractive to children. Teenagers are in the stage of quickly exploring and learning about things around them, and are highly curious about emerging things. Compared with traditional tobacco, e-cigarettes are more in line with the psychological characteristics of teenagers because of their novel appearance design and different taste styles.
“After the issuance of the “Electronic Cigarette Management Measures”, due to the explicit prohibition on the sale of seasoned e-cigarettes other than tobacco flavors and e-cigarettes that can add atomizers by themselves, some teenagers have chosen these ‘three-no’ products as new ‘toys’ and continue to choose their favorite flavors.” Wu Di said. Zhu Jie also mentioned that the cost of “three-no” e-cigarettes is much lower than that of national standard e-cigarettes in terms of R&D, taxation, labor, etc., so Komiks 1960 witch cloth draw is cheap and has a lot of room for profit, so consumers are more willing to choose and merchants are more profitable. At the same time, since this type of “three-no” e-cigarette is mostly operated in small workshops, with low investment in capital and technology and hidden in the dark, it is difficult for relevant departments to crack down on it.
Zhu Jie suggested that relevant departments strengthen supervision, start from both production and sales, and take a two-pronged approach. Relevant regulatory departments trace the root of the source to find illegal manufacturers, and Komiks 1960 witch cloth draw to rectify and crack down on it; public security departments and market supervision departments should conduct inspections in concentrated places such as bars and schools, and promptly discover and deal with the “three-no” electronic cigarette sales terminals. At the same time, a reporting reward mechanism will be established to turn supervision into group prevention and control, and to improve supervision efficiency. Wu Di believes that the responsibility of the network platform should be further strengthened, and technical means should be taken to review and screen some conjunctions that may involve “three-no” e-cigarettes, such as “atomized oil”, and strictly check whether the platform merchants have “Babaylan 1990 cloth draw behind-the-box operations” and other behaviors. Social platforms should conduct more stringent investigations on information involving e-cigarettes and their conjunctions. Violating accounts that are sold in electronic cigarettes should be blocked in a timely manner, and necessary restrictive measures should be taken for suspicious accounts to protect the health of minors.growing up.
“We must focus on strengthening the main management responsibilities of e-commerce platforms and social platforms, and conduct strict inspections. The express delivery process must adhere to the real-name system, strictly inspect the parcel items, and not provide convenience for illegally sending ‘three-no’ e-cigarettes.” Wu Di said.
Zhu Jie also called on schools and parents to jointly shoulder educational responsibilities. Schools should strengthen publicity and education on legal knowledge and health knowledge for young people, so that young people can understand the harm of tobacco, correctly guide young people to stay away from tobacco, and promptly guide and stop bad campus habits. Parents should also strengthen education and management to avoid teenagers from going to occasions where they are prone to exposure to tobacco.
Source | Editor of the Rule of Law Daily | Zheng Zongmin