Tobacco Product Directive (TPD) is a regulatory act in the European Union placed on the sales of tobacco products including e-liquids and vaping devices. As of May 20th of 2016, TPD compliance is in full effect wherein manufacturers, retailers, and vapers must follow the guidelines laid out in the TPD Article 20.

In this article, we will show you how TPD affects you (Manufacturers, Retailers, and Consumers) and what you can do to be TPD compliant.

WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF TPD?

TPD exists for three primary reasons:

1. Protecting children from nicotine products

2. Protecting consumers by creating enforceable standards for the safety and quality of all e-juices and vaping devices

3. Protecting consumers by requiring manufacturers and retailers to provide useful information on packaging

Regulation is inevitable in an emerging industry affecting millions of consumers. Whether we agree or disagree with the rulings of TPD, we must work with what we have.

There are some very important information of the product. Do you know what it means for a pod to contain 3% or 5% nicotine?

This indicates the nicotine concentration of the pod, and a pod labelled as 3% nicotine will provide 30mg of nicotine per 1g of e-liquid. Similarly, a 5% nicotine label would mean 50mg of nicotine per 1g of e-liquid.

For a RELXPod, how much nicotine does the human body take in?

Take RELX Classic Ludou Ice flavor for example:

When vaping with an e-cigarette, there is a certain respiratory loss rate, and not all nicotine can be absorbed by human body.

It can be seen from this that the amount of nicotine intake by human body is less than 0.1828mg/puff.

• The way you vape: Each puff lasts for 3s and the interval between two puffs is 30s, and each puff contains 55mL vapor.
• The above data will vary slightly depending on specific flavors. The data is measured by experiments, so the measured results have certain deviations. Nicotine is an addictive chemical. Minors and non-smokers are prohibited from using it.