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Not only were we allowed to buy them for that purpose , we were told directly by two of the flavour houses in print and over the phone that they were aware that they were not supposed to be used for vaping but the other versions didn ' t taste as good .
They claim by putting not for vaping tag lines in their product descriptions that that there is the extent of their legal expectation . But should it be ? That is the real question . Because once an industry becomes regulated , it can become an expensive task to do so . Would the government rather chase down thousands of E-Liquid makers , or thirty flavour houses when it comes down to the regulation of formulation control .
With that formulation control , by regulating that ingredient selection in the industry , a CAS library would be a mandatory component of participation for the flavour houses . It would eliminate many of the issues we came across in trying to get the information we needed to represent our clients and industry the way it needed to be represented .
It would also remove flavours from the market that were being used knowingly although it has been made clear they shouldn ’ t be there , “ Testing at the source ” so to speak .
We also found that many of the flavours that flavour houses were claiming to have changed , were not all that changed . This matters , because there is no way to hold them accountable . for human consumption so long as that consumption is food or drink based . Without direct regulation of the products that flavour houses wish to keep selling in the E-cig Industry , in the Vape Game they answer to no one . We need to effect change in that area now .
Really think about how much money these flavour houses make from this industry . To remain solvent at this point after regulations , Manufacturers should hold them responsible for clear and direct transparency .
If they want to keep making money , then they should have to have their specific ingredients tested for proof … as our products need to be . They should as well have to keep an active , updated CAS library that is supplied and verified for integrity .
As flavour houses remain a staple part of the industry , it is our recommendation that commissions and governing bodies turn their strong eye of FLAVOUR MORDOR on them .
They should have to submit each of their flavours for testing should they want them to be used in the market . Each flavour should then be registered with an ECID number just like our products so that the track and trend system actually has scientific value at some point .
The day of the flavour houses has almost come to an end , we are being mapped , and you should be too . It is only a matter of time .
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