New Zealand Chinese Herald Network Sophie Comprehensive, New Zealand's Ministry of Health's Electronic Cigarette Regulatory Authority has asked importers and manufacturers of electronic cigarette products to check nicotine concentrations and may be recalled if they exceed the standard.

TVNZ's Fair Go earlier reported that the Department of Health may have received false or misleading information about the nicotine content of certain products.

The Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products Act requires accurate labelling of the nicotine concentration (mg/mL) on products.

The Ministry of Health said all vaping products sold in New Zealand must be notified to the Ministry of Health through the national database, the Health Advice and Regulation Platform (HARP).

Free base nicotine in e-cigarette products cannot exceed 20mg/mL, and nicotine salt products cannot exceed 50mg/mL.

Manufacturers or importers of vaping products could face fines of $400,000 for breaching nicotine content rules. The Director-General of Health can also order a recall of a product if it poses an unacceptable health risk.

The Ministry of Health is considering several steps to enhance monitoring of compliance with the regulations, including requiring manufacturers and importers to review their notifications to HARP.

"If any notifiers discover that their products contain excessive levels of nicotine salts, we will instruct them to withdraw their product notifications and immediately stop selling the products in question, including notifying distributors and retailers who may have these products in their possession."

Vape shopkeepers check products overnight

According to 1NEWS, the owner of an Auckland vape shop has been calling suppliers overnight to see which products need to be removed.

The Ministry of Health's Electronic Cigarette Regulatory Authority is urging retailers to check shelves after it was found to have excess nicotine levels in some products.

Sasan Said Mohammadi of Auckland's SVS vape shop said he was "a little surprised" and "confused" when he saw the warning from the Ministry of Health. Regulations on e-cigarettes are not strict enough, he said. "I don't think the Ministry of Health has inspected anything. I'm a specialized store and a specialized online store. I haven't seen anyone check it since last year."

Tobacco Free Action New Zealand (ASH) director Ben Youdan said it was unfair to the public.

"If people are being misled and not getting the product they think they deserve, that's a cause for concern," he said. "Be transparent with vapers. New Zealand has a very gentle approach to regulation that puts the blame on the table." to the manufacturer."

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