Diacetyl, a dangerous ingredient identified in e-cigarette liquids during a study, has already been excluded from the AFNOR standard.
Improved notices, list of prohibited products, e-cigarette consumers said a year ago to be satisfied with new AFNOR standards. Initiated precisely by users (National Institute of Consumption), the first 2 voluntary application standards on e-cigarettes and e-liquids (published in March 2015) therefore set criteria for safety, quality and better information for vapers. And this Wednesday, France confirms to be ahead on the subject of prevention linked to the potential harmful effects of vaping.
Diacetyl already banned
In a press release issued at the end of the day, the Professor Bertrand Dautzenberg, chairman of the AFNOR standardization committee on e-cigarettes and e-liquid states that " the study published yesterday by researchers at Harvard University mentions the presence of diacetyl, which is a dangerous ingredient, in American products. In France, we already have voluntary standards that frame practices and in particular prohibit this ingredient in e-liquids. "Rejoices Bertrand Dautzenberg.
For e-liquids, this is indeed the standard XP D90-300-2 which defines, among other things, compositional requirements including lists of excluded ingredients. It also defines maximum limit values for certain unwanted impurities and requirements for the container.
French manufacturers are gradually adopting it
And good news, " the main French manufacturers have already adopted the AFNOR standard "Reveals Bertrand Dautzenberg. Developed by close to 60 organizations, including manufacturers and distributors of e-liquids, test laboratories and consumer representatives, the AFNOR standards are even today at the heart of a draft European standard, led by France. More than twenty countries are involved in this collaborative project, the statement said.
As a reminder, these AFNOR standards are not compulsory, and manufacturers and distributors who do not comply with them would just risk being “sanctioned” by consumers. A third voluntary standard will be finalized in the summer of 2015, it will focus on the characterization of emissions during vaping
Source : pourquoidocteur.fr
