What makes an e-liquid TPD compliant?
June 15, 2017May 2017 sees a new set of regulations come into force which affect the sale and manufacturing of e-liquids, along with some e-cigarettes.
We take a look at what the laws mean for e-liquids, and how to find out if an e-liquid is TPD compliant.
Nicotine Levels
One of the biggest changes for TPD compliant e-liquids is that the nicotine levels will now be capped.
A TPD compliant e-liquid will now have a maximum nicotine concentration of 20mg/ml, commonly written as 2% concentration.
People who heavily rely on nicotine, such as heavy smokers who use e-cigarettes to help them quit tobacco cigarettes will notice the biggest change here.
For most vapers, however, this shouldn’t prove to be much of a problem, as even a 1.8% nicotine strength is considered high, and many vapers choose something in the 0.6%-1.8% range, while cloud chasers tend to opt for very low or nicotine-free formulas.
Detailed Packaging
Good labelling, any necessary warnings and lots of information will all be evident on a TPD compliant e-liquid.
It’s now a requirement that all ingredients which make up over 0.1% of the final formulation of an e-liquid are now listed. This is good news for vapers, as it means we’ll know what’s in our e-liquids – no more worrying about cheap or imported e-liquids with potentially bad ingredients in them. It doesn’t mean we’ll need to see lots of confusing e-numbers or similar listed, rather than manufacturers should list the nicotine, VG and PG, and flavourings like ‘vanilla flavour’ etc.
TPD compliant e-liquid packaging also needs to be child-resistant, and tamper evident – more good news for vapers, as we can see nobody else has been in our e-liquid first!
Something that will potentially mean a big change is that e-liquids now have to come with instructions about safe product use, storage etc. This will probably need to take the form of a leaflet, and between that and the ingredients list may mean that most e-liquids will now be presented in a box and not just a bottle.
Banned ingredients
As well as needing to label e-liquids with an ingredients list, manufacturers are now banned from using certain ingredients in a TPD compliant e-liquid.
The main ingredients to be banned from TPD compliant e-liquids are colourings, caffeine and taurine (an amino acid sometimes added to energy drinks).
This shouldn’t affect most vapers and certainly shouldn’t affect flavour or throat hit from any e-liquids, but it might be a blow to people who like a little caffeine buzz when they vape.
Size
From now on, TPD compliant e-liquids can’t be sold in a refill container over 10ml in size.
Similarly, tanks can no longer be manufactured with an e-liquid capacity of more than 2ml. New models like the Aspire Cleito EXO are already being released to help give sub-ohm vapers more tank space through ingenious use of slimline coils in TPD-compliant vape kits.
Notification
Finally, all new TPD compliant e-liquids now need to submit a notification about their product to MHRA six months before they intend to put their product out on the UK vape market. The same is true for new e-cigarettes, which must be approved before release.
While this might mean that innovation, particularly with spontaneous or new e-liquid flavours, is slowed, in the long run this will mean better safety for vapers, and manufacturers will soon be able to plan flavour releases throughout the year.
A bright, tangy blend of Golden Kiwi and Tangelo with a cool finish. 50ml High-VG shortfill for sub-ohm vaping.
£11.99
Vampire Vape Vampire Vape Tropical Kiwi Cooler E-Liquid Short Fill 50ml
£11.99
A sweet, sun-soaked fusion of Mango, Pineapple and Blood Orange. 50ml High-VG shortfill for sub-ohm vaping.
£11.99
Vampire Vape Vampire Vape Tropical Mango Paradise E-Liquid Short Fill 50ml
£11.99
A creamy, exotic medley of Curuba, Passionfruit and Banana. 50ml High-VG shortfill for sub-ohm vaping.
£11.99
Vampire Vape Vampire Vape Tropical Passionfruit Splash E-Liquid Short Fill 50ml
£11.99
A mellow tropical blend of Pineapple and creamy Pawpaw. 50ml High-VG shortfill for sub-ohm vaping.
£11.99
Vampire Vape Vampire Vape Tropical Pineapple Dream E-Liquid Short Fill 50ml
£11.99
Golden Banana and buttery Pancake with a caramel glaze. High-VG Shortfill, 50ml.
£11.99
Vampire Vape Vampire Vape Desserts Caramelised Banana Pancake E-Liquid Shortfill 50ml
£11.99
Creamy Milkshake with roasted Pistachio flavour. High-VG Shortfill, 50ml.
£11.99
Vampire Vape Vampire Vape Desserts Pistachio Milkshake E-Liquid Shortfill 50ml
£11.99
Creamy Vanilla Ice Cream with a sweet Raspberry swirl. High-VG Shortfill, 50ml.
£11.99
Vampire Vape Vampire Vape Desserts Raspberry Ripple Ice Cream E-Liquid Shortfill 50ml
£11.99
Roasted Coffee, sweet Caramel and steamed Milk. High-VG Shortfill, 50ml.
£11.99
Vampire Vape Vampire Vape Desserts Caramel Latte E-Liquid Shortfill 50ml
£11.99
Raspberries and rainbow sherbet
£11.99
Double Drip Double Drip Raspberry Sherbet Short Fill E-Liquid 50ml
£11.99
Purple Craze flavour 50ml shortfill e-liquid
£11.99
Vampire Vape Vampire Vape Koncept Purple Craze 50ml Shortfill E-Liquid
£11.99
Purple Craze Ice flavour 50ml shortfill e-liquid
£11.99
Vampire Vape Vampire Vape Koncept Purple Craze Ice 50ml Shortfill E-Liquid
£11.99
Blue raspberries, black cherries and menthol
£11.99
Double Drip Double Drip Crystal Mist Short Fill E-Liquid 50ml
£11.99
Heisenberg flavour Shortfill E-liquid 50ml
£11.99
Vampire Vape Vampire Vape Koncept Heisenberg E-Liquid Short Fill 50ml
£11.99
Pinkman flavour Shortfill E-liquid 50ml
£11.99
Vampire Vape Vampire Vape Koncept Pinkman E-Liquid Short Fill 50ml
£11.99
Berries and Sherbet
£11.99
Double Drip Double Drip Super Berry Sherbet Short Fill E-Liquid 50ml
£11.99
Lemons and sparkling rainbow sherbet sherbet
£11.99
Double Drip Double Drip Lemon Sherbet Short Fill E-Liquid 50ml
£11.99
A scrumptious cola e-liquid with ripe cherries and fizzy sherbet
£11.99
Double Drip Double Drip Fizzy Cherry Cola Bottles Short Fill E Liquid 50ml
£11.99
Blood Sukka flavour Shortfill E-liquid 50ml
£11.99
Vampire Vape Vampire Vape Koncept Blood Sukka E-Liquid Short Fill 50ml
£11.99
Waffles with banana, strawberries and vanilla
£11.99
Double Drip Double Drip Strawberry Banana Waffle Short Fill E-Liquid 50ml
£11.99
Smooth Tobacco flavour Shortfill E-liquid 50ml
£11.99
Vampire Vape Vampire Vape Koncept Smooth Tobacco E-Liquid Short Fill 50ml
£11.99
A tropical cocktail of Pineapple, Mango and Papaya blended with banana and coconut.
£11.99
Double Drip Double Drip Mango Tropic Shortfill E-Liquid
£11.99
Mango, raspberries and vanilla ice cream
£11.99
Double Drip Double Drip Mango Raspberry Ice Cream Short Fill E-Liquid 50ml
£11.99
Simply Blackcurrant flavour Shortfill E-liquid 50ml
£11.99
Vampire Vape Vampire Vape Koncept Simply Blackcurrant E-Liquid Short Fill 50ml
£11.99
All the comfort and flavour of a real Apple crumble with a delightful Rhubarb tang
£11.99
Double Drip Double Drip Apple Rhubarb Crumble Shortfill E-Liquid
£11.99
Tropical Mango flavour Shortfill E-liquid 50ml
£11.99
Vampire Vape Vampire Vape Koncept Tropical Mango E-Liquid ShortFill 50ml
£11.99
Strawberry, Sherbet
£11.99
Double Drip Double Drip Strawberry Laces & Sherbet Short Fill E-Liquid 50ml
£11.99
All Day Grape flavour Shortfill E-liquid 50ml
£11.99
Vampire Vape Vampire Vape Koncept All Day Grape E-Liquid Short Fill 50ml
£11.99
£11.99
Double Drip Double Drip Sherbet Rainbow Short Fill E-Liquid 50ml
£11.99
Cherry crush with a rich, creamy finish
£11.99
Double Drip Double Drip Cherry Cream Soda Shortfill E-Liquid
£11.99
Catapult flavour Shortfill E-liquid 50ml
£11.99
Vampire Vape Vampire Vape Koncept Catapult E-Liquid Short Fill 50ml
£11.99
Orange, mango and menthol
£11.99
Double Drip Double Drip Orange & Mango Chill Short Fill E-Liquid 50ml
£11.99
Cool Yellow Tropical Fruits flavour Shortfill E-liquid 50ml
£11.99
Vampire Vape Vampire Vape Shortz Cool Yellow Slush
£11.99
Strawberry, lime and vanilla ice cream
£11.99
Double Drip Double Drip Twisted Ice Cream Short Fill E-Liquid 50ml
£11.99
Sweet, jammy Cherry Pastry e-liquid
£11.99
Double Drip Double Drip Cherry Bakewell Tart Shortfill E-Liquid
£11.99
Cool Red Slush flavour Shortfill E-liquid 50ml
£11.99
Vampire Vape Vampire Vape Shortz Cool Red Slush
£11.99
RDL (Restricted-Direct-to-Lung): A balanced vaping style slightly restricted airflow.
Energy Drink flavour Vampire Vape E-liquid
£3.99
Vampire Vape Vampire Vape Energy E-Liquid
£3.99
RDL (Restricted-Direct-to-Lung): A balanced vaping style slightly restricted airflow.
Tropical Pineapple with a cooling Menthol finish. Nic Salt E-liquid for MTL vaping.
£3.99
RDL (Restricted-Direct-to-Lung): A balanced vaping style slightly restricted airflow.
Fresh Spearmint and crisp Menthol flavour. Nic Salt E-liquid for MTL devices.
£3.99
RDL (Restricted-Direct-to-Lung): A balanced vaping style slightly restricted airflow.
Sweet Cherry with a cool Menthol exhale. Nic Salt E-liquid for MTL vaping.
£3.99
RDL (Restricted-Direct-to-Lung): A balanced vaping style slightly restricted airflow.
Classic Strawberry with a cool Menthol finish. Nic Salt E-liquid for MTL devices.
£3.99
RDL (Restricted-Direct-to-Lung): A balanced vaping style slightly restricted airflow.
Juicy Blueberry with sharp Sour Raspberry. Nic Salt E-liquid for MTL vaping.
£3.99
RDL (Restricted-Direct-to-Lung): A balanced vaping style slightly restricted airflow.
Blue Raspberry with sparkling Lemonade notes. Nic Salt E-liquid for MTL vaping.
£3.99
RDL (Restricted-Direct-to-Lung): A balanced vaping style slightly restricted airflow.
Creamy Banana with a clean Menthol twist. Nic Salt E-liquid for MTL kits.
£3.99
RDL (Restricted-Direct-to-Lung): A balanced vaping style slightly restricted airflow.
Classic Cherry Cola flavour with fizzy depth. Nic Salt E-liquid for MTL devices.
£3.99
RDL (Restricted-Direct-to-Lung): A balanced vaping style slightly restricted airflow.
Zesty Lemon and Lime flavour with a clean citrus finish. Nic Salt E-liquid for MTL devices.
£3.99
RDL (Restricted-Direct-to-Lung): A balanced vaping style slightly restricted airflow.
Mixed Red Berries with a cool Menthol edge. Nic Salt E-liquid for MTL kits.
£3.99
