Nearly 50 e-cigarette corporate legal persons and experts in Russia jointly sent a letter to the Russian government, opposing the ban on e-cigarette flavoring additives and nicotine salt.
Artyom Metelev, chairman of the Russian State Duma Youth Policy Committee, said at a press conference that the Russian Ministry of Health will soon submit a bill prohibiting the list of e-cigarette additive substances to the Russian cabinet for review.
This list of prohibited substances that increase the appeal of nicotine-containing liquids includes:
Food additives, herbal flavoring additives and their derivatives are prohibited, including vanillin, cocoa and its derivatives, licorice, spices, any natural flavors. and synthetic sugars, synthetic or natural sweeteners;
Additives that enhance nicotine addiction, including nicotine salts, ethanol, ammonium, ammonia, are prohibited.
According to a report by Russia's "Izvestia" on August 8, the Russian Nicotine Products Industry Alliance (Союз предприятий индустрии никотиносодержащих изделий, referred to as СПИНИ) and the Russian Electronic Nicotine System Market Professional Union (Профессиональный альянс участрий) ников русского рынка электронных никотиновых систем, referred to as ПАУРРЭНС) to Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov issued a letter requesting that food flavors and salt-based nicotine be removed from the list of prohibited substances and additives.
This letter was supported by more than 50 vaping industry legal persons and experts. Among them, Lev Grigoriev, chairman of BABYLON, the leading e-cigarette compliance distributor in Russia, is also in the ranks of opposing the reform policy.
Lev Grigoriev said:
Flavors are used in all (vaping) liquids, many of which are not spectacular. Many spices are technically processed, without which the product simply cannot be used. In other words, a blanket ban on all spices is illogical, and there is no analogue in the world.
The (Ministry of Health) recommends keeping only liquids that contain propylene glycol and glycerin, just as it recommends banning all kinds of alcohol - wine, liqueur, brandy, etc., and using only pure alcohol.
The second suggestion concerns nicotine salts. What are nicotine salts? From the chemical formula, it is nicotine. Why does the Ministry of Health think it is addictive? Addiction is not caused by nicotine itself, but by its concentration.
The Ministry of Health's proposal does not actually solve the problem it claims - reducing the availability of nicotine products for underage and adolescent use. What are some examples of similar prohibitions? Such as the Swedish tobacco product snus? The product is still available in the market, but only supplied illegally, without paying taxes. For consumers, these products of unknown quality are an obvious negative impact. Likewise, the situation would be similar if nicotine salts and flavors were banned.
And what are the suggestions of industry experts for the market? It is not a complete ban on all flavors, e-cigarettes themselves are composed of various substances.
Considering that minors make up about 11.2% of all vaping consumers, we are working hard to limit the availability of minors, while in the current situation, about 90% of adults will be affected.
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