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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 the “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 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 multiple bans, the “three-no” e-cigarettes are still growing wildly, which is attributed to the concealment of transaction methods and poor supervision. Relevant measures are urgently needed to be regulated.
Sanwu electronic cigarettes are sought after by various flavors attract young people
“Some time ago, I originally wanted to buy ordinary cigarettes, but after entering the store, the boss enthusiastically recommended a disposable electronic cigarette to me, saying it was called ‘Coke Can’. It has many 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 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, with manufacturers and production standardsNone of them, only traditional Chinese is included in the attached instruction manual. ”
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.”
Recently, the reporter came to the above-mentioned tobacco hotel for 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. After seeing the reporter observing these small bottles, he immediately took out one and handed it over and said, “Disposable electronic cigarettes, fruity and soda, not irritating, many young people bought them. ”
The disposable electronic cigarette mentioned by the owner ranges 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 is also printed with a cartoon rabbit pattern. It is divided into various colors. Different colors correspond to different flavors, including kiwi fruit, black currant, sausage cola, etc. In addition, there are many replacement core atomizers of certain electronic cigarettes next to it, and there are also many flavors, such as Peach Duoduo, Yuanqi Strawberry, Bingpo Mint, etc.
The reporter bought one of the green flavored “Rabbit Milk Tea Cups” for 99 yuan. In this product On the outer packaging of Komiks, although there is a brand name, there is no information such as production batch number, manufacturer, and instruction for use. Only simple information shows that the product’s e-liquid capacity is 15 ml and the nicotine content is 30 mg per milliliter.
When the reporter asked the store owner about the specific use method, the reply was “You can directly charge it with your own data cable, and you can smoke it by charging, and you can smoke it about 6,000 pills.” When introducing the product, the store owner even 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 it, and there were many students. href=”https://comicmov.com/”>Cinema Party”.
It is understood that “three-no” e-cigarettes such as “Cola Can” have appeared quietly in the market recently and have quickly become popular among young people.
Ms. Duan, in Nanjing, Jiangsu, often saw that young people carried exquisitely shaped e-cigarettes with them. She felt that it was cool to take them out like this, so she specially asked a friend to buy a fruit-flavored e-cigarette called “Milk Tea Cup”.
“I simply think that the fruit-flavored e-cigarette should not be very harmful. This is different from the ordinary electronic cigarettes bought in the counter. They taste really good when you smoke, but you can’t smoke too much a day. After you take a dozen mouthfuls, you feel like your throat is being held back. “Ms. Duan said that the audience of this kind of e-cigaretteIt is mainly a young group, and many “post-00s” around them 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 is young people Babaylan smokes cigarettes”, which 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 have smoked them. 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 around me.”
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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 electronic business 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, 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 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, 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 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.
The products searched from hidden keywords are mostly fruity supplements for electronic cigarettes, and the introduction on the product details page is even more vague. For example, a certain product name is “Fruit Flavored Atomized Oil Herbal Aromatherapy Atomized Special Replenishment Liquid Oil Electronic High Concentration Steam Essential Oil”, with monthly sales reaching more than 400. A supplementary liquid is 30 ml, 55 yuan. Please consult customer service before ordering the customer service.
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 will also addLiquid is called “perfume”, “edible oil”, etc.
In addition to the situation of selling goods on e-commerce platforms, many “three-no” e-cigarette sales places have been transferred to more Babaylan as hidden social platforms. On a social platform, there is even a super topic exclusive to “milk tea cup”. All the topics are purchase, sale, and delivery of BabaylanEasy to buy, sell, and deliver information. Most sellers say, “If you want it, add a private chat account and have private chat, you can send it in the same city and deliver it.”
The reporter added the chat accounts of several of the sellers and found out that they sold both complete e-cigarettes and supplementary liquids, and various Internet celebrity products such as “Cola CansBabaylan“, “Milk Tea Cup”, and “Cute Tiger Cup”. Some even claimed that “the manufacturer shipped directly” and the prices ranged from 55 yuan to 168 yuan.
In the online market, the price of this type of e-cigarette is huge. The same “Cute Tiger Cup” is 168 yuan in the hands of one seller, while the price is only 58 yuan in the hands of another seller. Komiks Surprisingly, from the information on the circle of friends of one of the sellers, she is also a sophomore high school student and is a minor herself. During the chat, she told reporters: “It’s so cool for all her 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 various negative effects.
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. 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.
Cinema is difficult to crack down on and strengthen supervision is imperative
The “Mandatory National Standard for Electronic Cigarettes” officially implemented on October 1, 2022 stipulates that e-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 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 China 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 ratio of using fruit flavors was 63.8%. 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 and Law of Beijing University of Chemical Technology, believes that this type of e-cigarette is highly attractive to young consumers, especially those who are underage. Its appearance design is very cute, the packaging is like zero food 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 introduction 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 atoms on their own, Babaylan has made some young people choose these “Cinema 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 research and development, taxation, labor, etc., so they are cheaper and have a large profit margin. Therefore, consumers prefer 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 authorities trace the root cause and find illegal manufacturers and rectify themPublic security departments and market supervision departments shall inspect the “three-no” e-cigarettes such as bars and schools, and promptly discover and deal with the “Babaylanthree-no” e-cigarette sales terminal. 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 the Komiks technology should be adopted 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. They should promptly block illegal accounts that sell e-cigarettes, and take necessary restrictive measures for suspicious accounts to protect the healthy growth of minors.
“We must focus on strengthening the main management responsibilities of e-commerce platforms and social platforms, and conducting 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 Babaylan going to occasions where tobacco are easily accessible.
Source | Editor of the Rule of Law Daily | Zheng Zongmin