the chip regs are changing in june 2015 new clp regs come into force the amount of warnings & toxicity warnings are stupid
in the US they dont even have to have child proof lids
If you import e-cigarettes and/or their refills, you will currently need to classify and label them in accordance with CHIP in the UK. However, you should note that CHIP is in the process of being phased-out and, as of the 1st June 2015, mixtures (formulations of two or more substances) will have to be labelled in accordance with the new Classification, Labelling and Packaging (CLP) Regulation (EC 1272/2008) when they are placed on the market in the UK instead of CHIP. CLP will introduce new requirements for the labelling of hazardous products, including new pictograms etc. Full information on CLP is available on the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) website here;
echa.europa.eu/web/guest/regulations/clp.
if they cant ban them they are going to pile on the red tape, i have looked ar what they expect a label to carry and it wont fit on a 50ml and still be readable, they say that if labels dont fit on bottles then a seperate sheet will have to be supplied and bottle will have to be in box with seperate warnings sheet as well as this
In addition to the hazard symbols/pictograms, warnings and safety advice, labels will also include other important information about the chemicals present and details of the supplier.
The law also requires the following information to appear on hazard labels:
For CHIP
• Name, full address and telephone number of supplier
• Name of the chemical (substance/s)
• Trade name or other designation of the product
• Indications of danger
• The identification of all constituents which result in it being classified as hazardous
• Nominal quantity
• For substances, the ‘EC Label’ and EC Number
For CLP
• Name, full address and telephone number of the supplier(s)
• Nominal quantity of the substance or mixture
• Product identifier this must include the name of the substances, its trade name and all constituents which result in the chemical classification
• Where applicable, a section for supplementary information
Other labelling requirements
Other labelling regimes such as those relating to consumer protection and age restricted products may also be need to be considered.
