On May 12, the State Tobacco Monopoly Administration (STMA) issued 12 regulations on e-cigarette warning labels on its website. Second, clear warning content and rotation requirements; Thirdly, the location, area and dividing line of the warning area are clarified. Fourthly, it makes clear the warning subject; Five is clear warning font, size, and background color difference and other requirements; Sixth, the use of misleading and misleading language is prohibited.
The regulations require e-cigarettes and their packaging to carry warnings using the standard Chinese characters of the People's Republic of China. Warning content is divided into three groups:
Group 1: E-cigarette harm Do not smoke e-cigarettes in non-smoking places
Quitting e-cigarettes may reduce the health risks
Group 3: Discourage e-cigarettes among teenagers Ban e-cigarettes among primary and secondary school students
The regulation also requires the use of misleading and misleading language, such as "health care, curative effect, safety, environmental protection, low harm, harm reduction, smoking cessation, substitution, high quality, performance improvement, addiction, does not harm the body" in e-cigarettes and their sales packages, inner packages, logos and product instructions. "Light flavor, super light flavor, soft, low tar, tar free, low nicotine" and other related quality terms, which can easily induce minors to smoke.
The e-cigarette warning labeling regulations (in full) are as follows
To standardize e-cigarette warning labels, In accordance with the Law of the People's Republic of China on Tobacco Monopoly, Product Quality Law of the People's Republic of China, Implementation Regulations of the Law on Tobacco Monopoly of the People's Republic of China, and E-cigarette Management Measures (State Tobacco Monopoly Administration Announcement No. 1, 2022), mandatory national standards for E-cigarettes (GB) 41700-2022) and other laws, regulations, rules and normative documents to formulate these Provisions.
Article 1 These provisions shall apply to e-cigarettes sold within the territory of the People's Republic of China and their sales packages.
Article 2 E-cigarettes and their sales packages shall be marked with warning words using the standard Chinese characters of the People's Republic of China.
Article 3 Warning words shall be divided into three groups.
Group 1: E-cigarette harm Do not smoke e-cigarettes in non-smoking places
Quitting e-cigarettes may reduce the health risks