Join us in supporting the industry and promoting harm reduction technology
This week and next, ADACT Medical are heading to London and Germany, where we hope to meet those in the industry keen to discuss the key issues facing the industry and harm reduction technology. UKVIA Forum 9 September 2022 The UKVIA Forum is the only national event for the vaping industry where talk is […]
ADACT awarded controlled drugs license for analysing and testing CBD
We’re delighted to announce that ADACT Medical has been granted a controlled drugs license by the Home Office for the purpose of analysing and testing a range of CBD products at our state-of-the-art laboratory in the United Kingdom. This license allows ADACT to expand its’ existing regulatory compliance and analytical testing services for consumer cannabidiol […]
New fee changes for Italy
The Decree of 7 March 2022 published in the Official Gazette introduced in Italy: • the cost of notification of electronic cigarettes and refill liquids equal to 327.85 € per product; • the cost of updates or corrections to e-cigarette and refill liquid notifications equal to 108.03 € per product. These newly introduced tariffs are […]
Get in front of the market with Disposables Performance Testing and Certification
With the increased scrutiny on disposable products from Trading Standards, regulators and the market in general, any claims made for e-liquid volume and puff count need to be substantiated which means testing and certification is more required than ever before. Here at ADACT, we can rigorously test and certify your disposables in our ISO 17025 […]
Sweden agrees vape flavour ban for 2023
Despite being seen as a ’smokefree success’ after a 2017 survey found Sweden had Europe’s lowest smoking rate at 5%, the country has taken the backwards step of announcing a ban on flavoured vape products. The ban will cover nicotine free products and nicotine containing products, including synthetic nicotine products. It also includes popular menthol […]
Your guide to compliant retailing of disposable vape products
The UK Vaping Industry Association (UKVIA) guide to compliant retailing of disposable vape products has been released. This has been certified by Trading Standards so should be considered official guidance. Download now at
Increase in Polish notification fees
From 21 January 2022 Poland has increased notification fees by 8.8% under Tobacco Products Directive (TPD). The fee levels are dependent on the size of the company and range from approximately £320 to £1,000 per SKU.⠀ ⠀ Full details can be found below…⠀ ⠀ For notifications submitted after 21 January 2022, the following fees apply:⠀ […]
New rules on labelling for Italy
Are you aware of the new rules which will affect products on sale in Italy? Starting 30 June 2022, all products sold in Italy must carry information on the packaging in Italian on how to dispose of the product properly. ⠀ ⠀ The rules require you to do the following:⠀ • Producers must indicate the […]
Increasing taxes on e-liquids in Italy
On 1 January 2022 Italy increased excise tax on e-liquids from 10% to 17%. Further increases are proposed which could see taxes reach 20% in 2023.
Lithuania joins flavour ban
Lithuania joins Estonia, Finland, Hungary and Ukraine, in having a flavour ban for e-liquids in law. The Lithuanian rules come into force on July 1, 2022 and includes nicotine containing and nicotine free vape products. Denmark’s flavour ban will take effect April 1, 2022 and the Netherlands, is set to take effect July 1, 2022 […]