Authorities in Malaysia are advised to speed up the preparation of regulations related to Nicotine and other chemical content in e-liquid products. This step is able to control and prevent criminal activities in addition to helps the coordinate tax collection for the country.

During this festive season, the community have been  asked to increase the vigilance towards nicotine e-liquid products used in various generations - Electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes). In 2023, vape dealers selling these products may think that their products are legal and safe for consumers. However, users are not actually aware of the effects of e-cigarettes on their health due to the existence of Nicotine regulation and other chemical content.

A festive season like Aidilfitri is one of the most meaningful festivals and we want the community to enjoy it responsibly. This is because the festival to be celebrated must have a safe environment to help protect the public, especially children, young people and the elderly from potential harm.

During the festive season, people may try new dangerous e-liquids, especially when nicotine is advertised as "legal".

Nicotine, is often labeled on e-liquid packaging but it does not have a valid declaration. Unregulated e-liquids also have other chemicals such as Cinnamaldehyde, vanillin, menthol, ethyl maltol, ethyl vanillin, benzaldehyde and linalool. That is why the community needs to be given the knowledge about using the unregulated e-liquid may be unsafe and may also contain prohibited substances such as cannabis.

Not just that, the university lab also wants to work with the Malaysian government to identify new ingredients in e-liquid as part of scientific research to build an E-liquid Early Warning System. If you are concerned about the content of the e-liquid you buy – "legal" or otherwise. Please contact Dr Rashidi at rashidichemistry@upm.edu.my