*Concerns growing around seized pharmaceutical nicotine *
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Via EcigAdvanced.com

“Unfortunately, there isn’t a lot of information to go on. However, the
following if likely something the electronic cigarette community would be
interested in learning about. Sounds like the FDA has been seizing
shipments of pharmaceutical nicotine for undetermined reasons.

Tasty Vapor owner Geoff Braithwaite has confirmed that a shipment of 12
kilograms of pharmaceutical nicotine was seized. That’s about 3 one-gallon
jugs by our calculations. According to Braithwaite, the seizure may
have occurred because the content was mislabeled as multi-purpose cleaner.
But his company isn’t the only victim.

There are unconfirmed reports that many bigger companies have lost
shipments to the FDA. Among them possibly, pharmaceutical company
Glaxosmithkline (makers of Nicorette gum), tobacco company R.J. Reynolds,
and electronic cigarette vaporizing liquid supplier Johnson Creek. A
recent shipment to Johnson Creek that was seized is believed to have been
around 240 kilograms (that about 550 pounds).

Initial rumors seemed to suggest that the FDA was targeting electronic
cigarette company shipments as a way to slow down and impede growth of the
industry. However, it now appears that the FDA is targeting any
pharmaceutical nicotine shipment and has been doing so since about
November. Some industry leaders in the e-cig world have yet to have this
problem. Others did not respond by the time of this post.

We’re continuing to dig for information. Has the FDA decided all
pharmaceutical nicotine is to be tested and checked out? Or is there
something more concerning at play (like, say, contamination) that the FDA
isn’t talking about yet? This is all conjecture right now. Hopefully we’ll
have more for you soon.”

Rob, of BlueMist Vaping commented on this article further down the page and
said, “Unfortunately, this isn’t new. I own BlueMist Vaping, and we had a
total of 15kg of pure nicotine seized over a few shipments. Customs
officials in one case sent no notice to either me or the shipping company,
and in the rest the notices arrived too late to do anything (30 days to
appeal, letter with case number and location postmarked a day before the
deadline and sent first class). The FDA is leaning on customs to make life
difficult.”

It really is speculation at this point. I will be continuing to follow this
story on my own and post an update as soon as I receive one.