“Fulu Big Easter Egg, highly recommended! Mint white peach green brings out the taste of the whole”, “Rabbit milk tea cup, water-based oil is exciting and moist, and it is silky like milk tea”, “Fluid violent bear style, can be used as ornaments after smoking, and its appearance is really high”…
The reporter recently found that a large number of such “three-no” electronic cigarette products have appeared in the online and offline electronic cigarette market: there is no detailed Chinese description on the outer packaging, no manufacturer and other information, and no 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, Cinema 1950 witch cloth draw, 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 flood 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 the multiple bans of Babaylan 1990 cloth draw, “three-no” e-cigarettes still grow wildly, which is attributed to the concealment of transaction methods and poor supervision. Corresponding measures need to be taken to impose regulations.
San-free electronic cigarettes are sought after by various flavors to attract young people
“Some time ago, I originally wanted to buy regular cigarettes Babaylan 1990 cloth draw cigarettes, but after entering the store, the boss enthusiastically recommended a disposable electronic cigarette to me, saying it was called ‘Coke Can’. It has a variety of flavors and has a sweet taste. Young people love to smoke.” Mr. Yuan, a resident of Chaoyang District, Beijing, talked to reporters about his first experience in buying electronic cigarettes.
Mr. Yuan went to the tobacco hotel in Chaoyang District. According to the store owner, disposable electronic cigarettes can be smoked about 6,000 pills, and they can be smoked just by charging.One can smoke for a month, it is cost-effective and has various fruit flavors, which 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 accompanying instruction manual only has traditional Chinese.” 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 and beautiful when smoking. However, 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 cash register at the door. After seeing the reporter observing these small bottles, the shop owner 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 shop owner range from 89 yuan to 99 yuan. One of them is called “Rabbit Milk Tea Cup”, which looks like a mini water cup with straw. The packaging also has a cartoon rabbit pattern printed on it. The Komiks 1960 witch cloth draw is divided into various colors, and different colors correspond to different flavors, including kiwi fruit, blackcurrant, 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, such as Peach Duoduo, Yuanqi Strawberry, Bingpo Mint, etc.
The reporter spent 99 yuan to buy one of the green-flavored “Tutu Milk Tea Cups”. Although there is a brand name on the outer packaging of this product, there is no information such as production batch number, manufacturer, and instructions for use. Only simple information shows that the e-liquid capacity of this product 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 appeared quietly in the market recently.And quickly became popular among young people.
Ms Duan from Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, when she was shopping Komiks 1960 witch cloth draw often saw that young people carried exquisitely shaped electronic cigarettes with them. She felt that it was cool to take them out and take a sip, so she specially asked a friend to buy a fruit-flavored electronic cigarette called “Milk Tea Cup”.
“I simply think it looks good and it’s fun to smoke. I think the fruity taste of Komiks 1960 witch cloth draw should not be very harmful. This is not very good like the ordinary electronic cigarettes bought by the counter. The taste is really fragrant when you smoke, but you can’t smoke too much a day. If you smoke for 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 from the light group of 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 up exclusive super talk
The reporter recently 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”, Komiks 1960 witch cloth draw will directly pop up the “Green Net Plan” page, showing that according to relevant laws and regulations, no citizen, legal person or other organization shall sell tobacco monopoly products through the information network, and shall not publish information on promoting and selling e-cigarettes. The platform further stipulates that the release of e-cigarettes andRelated products, such as electronic cigarette sets, atomizers, e-liquids, cigarette cartridges, oil filling 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, the “three-no” e-cigarettes did not completely disappear on e-commerce platforms, but continued to exist in another more hidden form. After searching with “atomizing oil”, “atomizer”, “Internet celebrity milk tea Cinema 1950 witch cloth draw 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.
The products searched by hidden keywords are mostly fruity supplements for electronic cigarettes, and their product details pages are even more scheming. For example, Komiks 1960 witch cloth draw‘s product name is “Fruit Flavored Atomized Oil Herbal Aromatherapy Special Replenishment Oil Electronic High Concentration Steam Essential Oil”, with monthly sales reaching more than 400, a supplementary liquid of 30 ml, 55 yuan. Consult customer service before placing an order to get a gift from the oil injector.
Sellers of such products are particularly cautious. When the reporter mentioned words such as “smoke” and “milk tea cup” in the chat box, the Cinema 1950 witch cloth draw 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, all of which are purchase, sale, and transaction information. Most sellers said, “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”, “Cute tiger cups”, etc. There are all kinds of Internet celebrity products, and some even claimed that “manufacturer ships directly”, with prices ranging from 55 yuan to 168 yuan.
In the online market, the prices of this type of electronic cigarette are very different. The same “Cute Tiger Cup” is 168 yuan in the hands of one seller, while only 58 yuan in the hands of another seller. Surprisingly, from the information on one of the sellers’ circle of friends, she is also a sophomore high school student and is a minor herself. During the chat, she told reporters Komiks 1960 witch cloth draw: “It’s so cool for all the peers to smoke.”
However, in the opinion of the experts interviewed, 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 effects. Zhu Jie, senior partner of Taihetai (Chongqing) Law Firm, believes that this type of Cinema 1950 witch cloth draw “three-no” e-cigarettes attract teenagers to buy through unique packaging and unique tastes. Due to the lack of discernment, teenagers are often passively on the road of smoking. In the end, it will not only affect personal health, but also harm education and social order.
It is imperative to hide in the dark to crack down on it and strengthen supervision
The “Mandatory National Standard for Electronic Cigarettes” officially implemented on October 1, 2022 stipulates that electronic cigarette cartridges are prohibited from selling other flavors except tobacco. The “Electronic Cigarette Management Measures” also clearly stipulates that no individual, legal person or other organization shall sell e-cigarette products through information networks other than the e-cigarette transaction management platform stipulated in these Measures; it is prohibited to sell Babaylan 1990 cloth drawe-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 China Center for Disease Control and Prevention issued the “2021 Chinese Middle School and College Students and College Students” 1990cloth drawTobacco Epidemic Monitoring Results, the proportion of middle school students who have used e-cigarettes in 2021 was 16.1%, of which 63.8% of them used fruit flavors. Among the preferences of Chinese e-cigarette consumers in 2021, 60.9% of consumers prefer other flavors such as fruits, foods, etc.
Wu Di, a lecturer at the School of Liberal Arts, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, 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 far lower than that of national standard e-cigarettes in terms of research and development, taxation, labor, etc., so they are cheaper and have a large profit margin. Therefore, consumers are more willing to choose, and merchants are more profitable. At the same time, since many of these “three-no” e-cigarettes are small workshop-style operations, with low investment in capital and technology and hidden in the dark, it is difficult for relevant departments to crack down on them.
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 cause to find illegal manufacturers and crack down on them; public security departments and market supervision departments should patrol 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 online 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 “blind-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. Necessary restrictive measures should be taken for suspicious accounts. Komiks 1960 witch cloth draw protection is not completed.The young people grow up healthily.
“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 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 young people from going to occasions where they are prone to tobacco.
Source | Editor of the Rule of Law Daily | Zheng Zongmin