Ruthless E-Liquid

What is tobacco free nicotine?

Tobacco-free nicotine (TFN) is nicotine that is made in a lab instead of extracted from tobacco plants. It can also be called synthetic nicotine. Most of the nicotine used in eliquids was made by g...

FDA Starts Issuing Marketing Denial Orders

Roughly one year after the PMTA deadline, the FDA has finished reviewing many of the PMTAs submitted. A current press release from the FDA highlights their progress, which has resulted in MDOs (Mar...

Ruthless Starts the Review Phase

On August 16th, Ruthless Vapor has now moved onto the scientific review phase of the PMTA process!

Philip Morris Plans to Stop Selling Cigarettes in UK

Without context, the claim that Philip Morris was going to stop selling cigarettes in the UK within ten years would sound ridiculous. The claim alone surprised many - it was hard to believe that a ...

Extreme Tobacco Restrictions in Brookline, MA

Brookline, Massachusetts - a town that has prided itself on being early to adopt tobacco and electronic cigarette restrictions, has voted to implement a relatively untested form of tobacco restrict...

Germany's New Tobacco Tax Laws

Germany, one of the better countries to vape in, has passed the Tobacco Duty Modernization Act, which will add an additional tax to e-liquids. The tax begins at 0.16 euros per milliliter starting J...

Black Teens Subject to Police Violence Over Vaping

A few days ago, videos concerning Black teens vaping on the Maryland Beach City Boardwalk went viral. People were understandably upset when they saw videos featuring the Boardwalk’s cops removing t...

SBA requests additional year for PMTA related sales

A section of the SBA (U.S. Small Business Administration) has sent a letter to the FDA requesting that they delay enforcement on products that have submitted PMTA forms for another year.

FDA Finally Publishes Submitted PMTA List

The FDA promised long ago that it would provide a list of products that were allowed to be sold during the PMTA’s one year grace period. After many delays, the list has been released, and it is huge.

PMTA Grace Period Not Extended

Some small vape manufacturers are being contacted by the FDA stating that they have an additional year to sell their products. After some confusion, the FDA has clarified that there will be no addi...

Deadline for decisions on menthol and nicotine limit approaches

April 29th is the deadline for the FDA to respond to a citizens’ petition to ban menthol cigarettes and state whether or not they intend to go through with such a policy. According to the Wall Str...

Marvel Publishes Anti-Vape Comic

After many vape companies have stopped using cartoonish characters for fear of FDA retaliation, the FDA has decided to return vaping products to cartoons themselves. Marvel has created a new series...

Cambodia Bans Vapes Twice

One of the difficulties in regulating vaping has been the constantly evolving state of the market. Not only has the FDA had issues defining problematic vapes, other countries have as well. This has...

Synthetic Nicotine, Puff Bar, and the FDA

Puff Bar, the most infamous disposable vape, is giving the FDA another headache with yet another technicality in their vape regulation laws. Puff Bar has returned, taking advantage of another techn...

FDA Releases PMTA Updates

On February 16, 2021, the FDA released an update about how the PMTA approval process is going on their end.

Private Companies follow USPS Vape Mail Ban

Following the passage of the Omnibus Stimulus Bill and the subsequent announcement that USPS would no longer be carrying vape products, some people wondered if private shipping companies would stop...

What is the PMTA Final Rule?

A press release from the FDA contained information about two rules concerning PMTA applications - the PMTA Final Rule and the SE Final Rule. But the information surrounding them is confusing. Even ...

CPSC Issues Warning concerning 18650 Batteries

Recently, the US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) released a public statement concerning loose 18650 batteries - a type of battery often used in vape mods.

Omnibus Vape Mail Ban

There is a lot of drama between the United States Congress and President Trump regarding Covid-19 aid right now. However, they have all agreed on one bill already - the Omnibus Stimulus bill. The b...