PMTA Speeds Up Again! FDA Launches Compliance E-cigarette Inquiry System For Everyone
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PMTA speeds up again! FDA launches compliance e-cigarette inquiry system for everyone
On March 28, local time, the FDA official website issued a press release. From now on, anyone can directly query the FDA's database for compliant products and whether a certain product is compliant.
On March 28, local time, the FDA official website issued a press release "FDA Launches Searchable Tobacco Products Database" with the subtitle "Database lists tobacco products that can be legally sold - including e-cigarettes." To put it simply, from now on, anyone can directly query the FDA's database for compliant products and whether a certain product is compliant.
This press release mentions a number of key points about this database, excerpts from Gewu Consumer Translation are as follows:
1. The database is designed to provide the public (especially retailers) with a centralized source of important information with easy-to-use search capabilities. The database link is (www.fda.gov/searchtobacco) and the database will be updated monthly.
2. The database includes information on three categories of products: 1) New tobacco products that have obtained market authorization through FDA's three new tobacco product marketing pathways; 2) Existing tobacco products identified through the Voluntary Determination Program (as of February 15, 2007 already on the market); 3) Temporary tobacco products whose review has been revoked.
3. The database currently contains nearly 17,000 tobacco products, of which more than 12,000 are existing tobacco products. For each entry, information including product name, company, category, subcategory, authorized agency for sale in the United States, FDA decision date, links to relevant regulatory and scientific documents (such as order letters, decision summaries, and relevant Environmental Assessment (EA) ) and related documents).
To briefly summarize the above content: 1. Update regularly; 2. Open to everyone; 3. Includes all products;
So what does this system look like? I tried Searchtobacco first (www.fda.gov/searchtobacco), and after opening it, I saw an interface like this. Frankly speaking, it is very intuitive to use:
How to use it? For example, if you want to search whether a company's products have passed relevant compliance certifications, you can directly enter relevant keywords in the main search box. For example, I want to search which NJOY products have passed PMTA. The method is as follows:
If no other restrictions are added, you can see that NJOY currently has 6 products that have passed PMTA. At the same time, each entry will be listed with the product name, main category, subcategory, authorization type, authorization time, authorization letter, STN code, etc. of the related product.
Of course, you can also find all products that meet a certain condition at once. For example, if we want to know which e-cigarettes have passed the PMTA, which are most commonly used by us at present, just select the main category, and select "all" for other products to get all 23 products currently:
Generally speaking, there are no barriers to use. It essentially connects and connects the FDA's own database. Compared with searching for FDA notices in the past, searching through the search system is obviously more convenient and provides more information.
The above is about how to use this system. And what is the reason behind this is what everyone is more concerned about. After comprehensively analyzing the recent regulatory trends in the United States, Gewu Consumer believes that the main reasons are as follows:
First, accelerate the real implementation of PMTA; by analyzing a series of actions of the FDA, we can conclude that the FDA will start to really take action at the end of 2023.
The FDA has strengthened cooperation with the customs this year. In the announcement at the time, the customs mentioned that the FDA had given relevant lists; and that it would require imported e-cigarettes to provide STN traceability codes to block products that have not applied for PMTA from outside the United States.
The new system is online and can be checked directly, which is more efficient.
Second, promote PMTA from the bottom up; if you pay attention to previous relevant reports in the United States, you will know that various forces (law enforcement, distribution, retail, various organizations), etc., have accused the FDA of not providing relevant lists, making it impossible to judge whether the product has passed. PMTA.
Even more than 20 states in the United States are proposing (relevant tweets click here) to take over the law enforcement power and formulate their own lists of compliant products.
Now the FDA has directly created a query system, which can be regarded as a response to external doubts. The FDA official website has even produced a leaflet for download. The leaflet is a list of all e-cigarettes that currently pass PMTA:
In fact, according to Gewu Consumption's understanding, this is just a small move by the FDA to accelerate the promotion of PMTA this year. Here is a small detail - on December 30, 2023, an Associated Press report mentioned that the FDA did not have a specific timetable for updating its import list, but said it was "closely monitoring" e-cigarette companies' attempts to evade inspections. situation, CTP Commissioner Brian King said: "The FDA has multiple tools to combat these tactics."
Thinking of the situation TikTok is facing today, perhaps the FDA is not the paper tiger that many people think it is.
