Notice from Shenzhen Tobacco Monopoly Bureau on the release of the e-cigarette product quality supervision and spot-check plan for the first half of 2025 in Shenzhen.
According to the relevant provisions of the "Implementation Rules for Supervision and Spot Checks on the Quality of e-cigarette Products", the Tobacco Monopoly Bureau of Shenzhen has organized the formulation of the "Spot Check Plan for the Quality Supervision of e-cigarette Products in the first half of 2025 in Shenzhen", which is now released.
Shenzhen Tobacco Monopoly Bureau
April 14, 2025
Shenzhen's e-cigarette product quality supervision inspection plan for the first half of 2025.
Sampling method
Using a random sampling method, 71 smoking devices and compatible pods, as well as at least 84 grams of aerosolized material, will be selected for testing. The samples will be divided into two portions, one labeled as the test sample and the other as the backup sample. The test sample will be sent to the designated inspection and testing agency. The backup sample will be temporarily stored at the sampling institution and used as needed for inspection work. See Appendix 1 for the sampling form.
2. Inspection criteria
3. Determination rules
Based on standards
GB 41700 refers to a standard for e-cigarettes.
3.2 Determination Principle
After inspection, all the items in the inspection project meet the standard requirements, and it's determined that the randomly selected products pass the spot check. If any item in the inspection project does not meet the standard requirements, it is determined that the randomly selected products are not qualified.
4. Supplementary provisions
This plan applies to the quality supervision spot checks of e-cigarette products in Shenzhen in the first half of 2025.
Appendix 1: Sampling Form for e-cigarette products.
Appendix 2. Method for testing additives in e-cigarette aerosol.
Attachment 1
Sample form for e-cigarette product.
Applies to the sale of smoking accessories, pods either individually or as part of a bundle.
Number:
Sample unit (stamp): Sampled unit (stamp):
Sample person: Handler:
Sample form for e-cigarette products
(Applicable to disposable e-cigarette products)
Identifier:
Sampling unit (seal): Sampled unit (seal):
Sample person: operator:
Attachment 2
Method for detecting aerosol additives
E-Cigarette aerosol additive determination of esters and D-limonene by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry.
Title: Determination of Alcohol Compounds in E-cigarette Aerosol Additives using Gas Chromatography
E-cigarette aerosol additives determination of catechins and catechins by spectrophotometry and high performance liquid chromatography
E-cigarette Aerosol Additive Determination of Heterocyclic Compounds using Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry
Analysis of Aldehyde and Ketone Compounds in E-cigarette Aerosol Additives Using Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry
Determination of e-liquid additives eugenol, maltol, ethyl maltol, vanillin, and ethyl vanillin by high-performance liquid chromatography.
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