Tobacco Asia

tobaccoasia 33 Measure Total Vola les Our TM710e V on-line gauge and InfraLab at-line analyzer directly measure the Total Vola les in tobacco at all key points in the Primary and GLT processes. ► Closely matches gravimetric oven measurements ► Eliminates mul ple calibra ons for blends ► Saves labour by reducing QC tes ng and valida on ► Rapid, real-time analysis www.ndc.com Making Light Work AI the safety that "undesirable ingredients" (read: impurities) are present at "extremely low levels," sometimes even only in traces, i.e. below the level of detection. But Berea says it is still important to mention that only because a nicotine has a USP or EUP-compliant purity grade does not necessarily mean it also will taste good. "I have tested some compliant products that turned out to have an in- tense fishy or plastic-like taste, which made them unsuitable for us," he recalls. The European Commission's Tobacco Prod- ucts Directive (TPD) states that only ingredients of high purity are to be deployed in the manu- facture of the nicotine-containing liquid. Which is the reason why AI decided to exclusively use nicotine that has been USP-certified, therefore "guaranteeing the highest purity commercially available," according to Berea. Besides, adher- ing to USP quality standards also "helps diminish as much as possible the risks to public health by keeping the undesirable ingredients like TSNA's extremely low." Careful supplier screening is crucial There are numerous nicotine suppliers located in regions like China, India, or Eastern Europe that offer nicotine of any type and description, often at very low prices. Practically all of these vendors claim on their websites that their nicotine products comply with USP or EUP. While this may or may not be factual, Berea "would recommend being very cautious." He says "the problem is that hav- ing a USP test performed is quite expensive," an expense that perhaps might be shunned by one or another of the more unscrupulous vendors. Addi- tionally, there apparently even are "some suppliers" that claim to be REACH-registered when in reality they only "have a letter of intention to become reg- istered." Measures that any interested commercial buyer should implement would therefore include a careful screening of the supplier in question, thor- oughly checking their documentation, tasting their product and, if possible, have a third party lab per- form an analytical test of a product sample. False representations of any kind are of course a no-no at AI. Every vaping liquid lot produced by the company is fully traceability as per every single ingredient in the mix, "from each and every aroma chemical to the solvents used and of course the nicotine." "We offer a certificate of analysis with every individual product batch, which docu- ments, in the case of nicotine-containing e-liquids, the specific gravity, refractive index, pH, nicotine content, and the flavor-sensory conformity." Polish outfit Chemnovatic Sp. z o.o. Sp. k. is among a slew of nicotine-supplying firms based out of Eastern Europe. Established in 2013 in the city of Lublin, the company ships its products worldwide, although the bulk (65%) of its custom- ers are located in Europe (see table 1). Apart from 99.99% pure nicotine, Chemnovatic also trades in nicotine solutions based on carrier agents, as well Flavoring specialist Eduardo Berea of Alternative Ingredients (Alternative Ingredients, Inc.) [Chemnovatic Sp. z o.o. Sp. k.]

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