The Nicotine Shot: Britain's strangest legal workaround
Britain's vaping regulations led to a workaround where consumers mix nicotine 'shots' with larger bottles of liquid, creating a legal but ironic situation.Summary
The article details the unusual situation in Britain where vaping regulations, intended to make vaping safer, have resulted in millions of people mixing their own e-liquids at home using concentrated nicotine. A 2016 EU directive limited e-liquid bottle sizes to 10ml, prompting manufacturers to sell large bottles of nicotine-free liquid alongside small 'nicotine shots' that consumers combine themselves. This practice, known as the 'shortfill' system, is entirely legal and widely adopted, effectively circumventing the original regulation. Despite the irony of consumers now directly handling concentrated nicotine, and the regulation's failure to limit nicotine exposure, authorities have not attempted to reconcile the rule with its widespread workaround, highlighting a uniquely British approach to regulation and compliance.
(Source：canarianweekly.com)
