Post by Logan on Jun 20, 2016 22:44:10 GMT -6
INDIANAPOLIS — Owners of companies that produce the liquid used in electronic cigarettes say they've been shut out of Indiana by a state law that has effectively made a Lafayette security company the only one qualified to certify producers.
The law requires any company that wants to sell the liquid in Indiana to be certified by a security company by June 30, the Indianapolis Star reported. The law was touted as a way to establish safety regulations for the e-cigarette industry.
Doug Mulhaupt, the owner of Mulhaupt's Inc., said he didn't know until recently that his company is the only one to meet state requirements. The company has only approved six producers. Four of those six are currently in production or will be in production within the week. The other two are waiting to see how new regulations from the Food and Drug Administration will impact their businesses before fully investing.
Those federal regulations will not take effect for two years.
Read more: www.nwitimes.com/news/state-and-regional/indiana/indiana-electronic-cigarette-law-draws-criticism/article_48ece193-cfce-5247-a90d-1dbe9ef53552.html
The law requires any company that wants to sell the liquid in Indiana to be certified by a security company by June 30, the Indianapolis Star reported. The law was touted as a way to establish safety regulations for the e-cigarette industry.
Doug Mulhaupt, the owner of Mulhaupt's Inc., said he didn't know until recently that his company is the only one to meet state requirements. The company has only approved six producers. Four of those six are currently in production or will be in production within the week. The other two are waiting to see how new regulations from the Food and Drug Administration will impact their businesses before fully investing.
Those federal regulations will not take effect for two years.
Read more: www.nwitimes.com/news/state-and-regional/indiana/indiana-electronic-cigarette-law-draws-criticism/article_48ece193-cfce-5247-a90d-1dbe9ef53552.html