First week of April announcements from MHRA: LOST MARY launches co-branded products, RELX launches 16 new SKUs

Apr.17.2025
First week of April announcements from MHRA: LOST MARY launches co-branded products, RELX launches 16 new SKUs
Lost Mary and Hawcos collaborate on new e-cigarette product, while various brands launch new SKUs in UK market.

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Key Highlights:

LOST MARY has released a collaborative e-cigarette product with HAWCOS, the HAWCOS×LOSTMARY CRYSTAL PRO DEVICE. 

RELX has announced 16 SKUs, including pods and e-liquids, all with a nicotine content of 18MG/ML. 

SKE has announced 4 e-cigarette pod SKUs, with nicotine content of 20MG/ML or 20MG. 

ELFBAR has announced 12 colors of ELFA devices, and has released a new device with a battery capacity of 500mAh. 


Recently, 2FIRSTS have checked the UK Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) e-cigarette database and found that e-cigarette brands such as SKE, ELFBAR, LOSTMARY, IVG, RELX, etc., have new SKUs that have been announced. After completing the announcement process with the MHRA, it indicates that these new SKUs have obtained marketing authorization and will officially enter the UK market for sale.

 

In March, various e-cigarette brands released new SKUs covering a variety of types such as e-liquid, pods, and e-cigarette devices. The details are as follows:

 

 

SKE announced the release of four new SKUs.

 

 

First week of April announcements from MHRA: LOST MARY launches co-branded products, RELX launches 16 new SKUs
SKE's MHRA announcement for the first week of April|Illustration: 2Firsts

 

In the first week of April, the e-cigarette brand SKE published 4 SKUs in the e-cigarette query system of the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) in the UK, as shown in the table below.

 

The 4 SKUs announced by SKE this time are all e-cigarette pods, including sour apple ice, candy flavor, pineapple ice, and triple mango flavor. The products have a nicotine content of 20MG/ML or 20MG.

 

 

ELFBAR/LOST MARY has announced a total of 15 SKUs for public display

 

 

First week of April announcements from MHRA: LOST MARY launches co-branded products, RELX launches 16 new SKUs
ELFBAR and LOSTMARY situation in the first week of April announced by MHRA | Image source: MHRA

 

In the first week of April, ELFBAR and LOSTMARY collectively disclosed 15 SKUs in the e-cigarette query system of the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) in the UK, as shown in the table below:

 

Pod products from ELFBAR ELFA have a strong "ICE" flavor and contain 20MG/ML of nicotine per pod. 

 

The ELFBAR ELFA device now comes in 12 new colors and features a new "ELFBAR ELFA 2ML PREFILLED POD DEVICE 500MAH" with a 500mAh battery capacity. In brand collaboration news, HAWCOS and LOST MARY have teamed up to launch the HAWCOS × LOST MARY CRYSTAL PRO DEVICE. Currently, the HAWCOS brand website only offers the HAWCOS × LOST MARY PRO MAX 7000 e-cigarette, which was also a collaboration with LOST MARY.

 

First week of April announcements from MHRA: LOST MARY launches co-branded products, RELX launches 16 new SKUs
HAWCOS" trademark information | Image source: WIPO

 

2FITRSTS queried the official website of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and found that the trademark "HAWCOS" in Class 34 is being applied for by the company DIMENSION ETERNAL LIMITED.

 

 

IVG has announced the release of one SKU

 

 

First week of April announcements from MHRA: LOST MARY launches co-branded products, RELX launches 16 new SKUs
IVG April first week MHRA notification situation|Image source: MHRA

 

In the first week of April, the e-cigarette brand IVG posted one e-cigarette SKU on the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) e-cigarette notification system in the UK, as detailed in the table below:

 

The IVG 2400 e-cigarette, a 4-in-1 e-cigarette, has added new flavors including Lemon Passionfruit Ice, Lemon Passionfruit, Lemon Cherry Passionfruit Ice, and Lemon Cherry Ice, all with a nicotine content of 20MG.

 

 

RELX has announced 16 new SKU's

 

 

First week of April announcements from MHRA: LOST MARY launches co-branded products, RELX launches 16 new SKUs
RELX April first week MHRA announcement situation | Image source: MHRA

 

In the first week of April, the e-cigarette brand RELX posted 16 SKU products in the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) e-cigarette database in the UK. The nicotine content of the pods/e-liquids in these products is 18MG/ML, as detailed in the table below.

 

FUMOT has released one SKU for public announcement.

 

First week of April announcements from MHRA: LOST MARY launches co-branded products, RELX launches 16 new SKUs
FUMOT April Week 1 Announcement | Image source: MHRA

 

In the first week of April, e-cigarette brand FUMOT announced one e-cigarette SKU on the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) e-cigarette database in the UK, as shown in the image below.

 

It is worth noting that previously, products of the FUMOT brand were all publicized by SHENZHEN FUMOT TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. However, the FUMOT RANDM TORNADO 18K (DEVICE) currently being publicized is done so by SHENZHEN COOLSTAR TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., and the products being publicized also include the OUKITEL FLEX, both of which are open devices.

 

First week of April announcements from MHRA: LOST MARY launches co-branded products, RELX launches 16 new SKUs
Shenzhen CoolStar Technology Co., Ltd. Company Information|Source: Tianyancha

 

A search on the Tianyancha system shows that SHENZHEN COOLSTAR TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., also known as Shenzhen Coolstar Technology Co., Ltd., is located in Longhua District, Shenzhen. The company was established in 2019 and primarily engages in the wholesale of mechanical equipment, hardware products, and electronic products.

 

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