Time: 2024-05-12
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According to a report by Korean media "NEWS 1" on May 11, the Korean Food and Drug Safety Agency is conducting an ingredient analysis on "synthetic nicotine liquid e-cigarettes" and plans to amend relevant laws to strengthen health supervision. Currently, ordinary cigarettes using natural plant extracts and liquid e-cigarettes containing natural nicotine are subject to a number of government regulations. However, "synthetic nicotine" liquid e-cigarettes made of chemical substances do not fall within the scope of "cigarettes", so they have been In a regulatory blind spot.
It is reported that the environmental pollution management of synthetic nicotine e-cigarettes is seriously insufficient, and the environmental problems caused by this are even more serious. Since 2015, the environmental protection department has imposed a waste disposal fee of 24.4 won per pack on ordinary cigarettes, accounting for approximately 85 billion won in government revenue. In addition, a single liquid e-cigarette product using natural nicotine only needs to pay an environmental tax of 1.2 Korean won, which is only 1/20 of that of ordinary cigarettes, triggering voices that this regulation is unreasonable.