PAS 54115:2015 pdf download

PAS 54115:2015 pdf download.Vaping products, including electronic cigarettes, e-liquids, e-shisha and directly-related products – Manufacture, importation, testing and labelling – Guide
3 Terms, defnitions and abbreviations
For the purposes of this PAS, the following terms and defnitions apply. 3.1 Terms and defnitions 3.1.1 accessory product for use with vaping products (3.1.41) which does not inherently contain e-liquid (3.1.15), and is not itself, nor is it a component of, an electrical or electronic functional component NOTE For example, drip tip, case, etc. 3.1.2 atomizer coil and wick (3.1.44) assembly to which power is supplied to heat e-liquid (3.1.15) to help form vapour (3.1.43) for inhalation NOTE An atomizer can be capable of having its heating coil constructed by end users. These are referred to as “rebuildable atomizers”. 3.1.3 base liquid mixture of glycerol, propylene glycol and/or other diluents to which nicotine can be added to create an input for e-liquid (3.1.15) manufacturing, and to which favourings (3.1.19) can be added 3.1.4 batch specifcation document itemizing the inputs and processes for manufacturing a product batch 3.1.5 cartomizer disposable cartridge (3.1.6) with in-built atomizer (3.1.4) NOTE These can either use a fller material to hold liquid, or hold liquid in a tank (3.1.38) system. 3.1.6 cartridge part of a multi-piece electronic cigarette (3.1.14) that contains liquid but not an atomizer (3.1.4) 3.1.7 compound individual chemical species used in combination with other chemicals to produce ingredients (3.1.23) for e-liquid (3.1.15) and/or components for hardware (3.1.22) 3.1.8 consumer risk profle (CRP) consideration of the likely risk to consumers of a particular product, part of a product, and/or process, identifed by risk assessment(s) (3.1.34) 3.1.9 contaminant unwanted and unintended constituent 3.1.10 corrective action action taken to result in a process improvement to correct an identifed problem, in the context of quality and safety management systems 3.1.11 diluent solvents making up the base liquid (3.1.3) and used to dilute concentrations of nicotine and/or favourings (3.1.19) NOTE The terms “diluent” and “excipient” have technically different meanings, but for the purposes of this PAS, the term “diluent” is used exclusively. 3.1.12 distributor any actor in the supply chain whose activity does not affect the consumer risk profle (3.1.8) of a product 3.1.13 DIY e-liquid kit equipment sold on the market with which vaping product (3.1.41) users can mix their own e-liquid (3.1.15) NOTE Typically contains diluted nicotine, diluents (3.1.11) and favouring (3.1.19) concentrates. 3.1.14 electronic cigarette (e-cig) device which uses electrical power, in combination with an atomizing device and airfow, to generate an inhalable emission (3.1.16) from e-liquid (3.1.15) NOTE 1 An electronic cigarette typically comprises a battery, heating coil and some form of switch. NOTE 2 For the purposes of the PAS, the term “electronic cigarette” includes e-shisha (3.1.17) products, unless otherwise stated. 3.1.15 e-liquid liquid solution(s) which may or may not contain nicotine for use in an electronic cigarette (3.1.14)3.1.16 emission compound produced when a vaping product (3.1.41) is activated 3.1.17 e-shisha subset of products which are identical in function to electronic cigarettes (3.1.14), but are usually marketed as a distinct product, often containing no nicotine and usually fruit-favoured NOTE Also known as shisha sticks, shisha pens and e-hookahs. 3.1.18 fnished product products to be placed on the market for use by consumers NOTE For example pre-mixed e-liquid (3.1.15) products, and/or DIY e-liquid (3.1.12) kit products, and/or hardware (3.1.22) devices. 3.1.19 favouring one or more favouring compound(s) (3.1.20) used to add favour to e-liquid (3.1.15) 3.1.20 favouring compound specifc individual chemical substance, extract or natural ingredient (3.1.23) used to develop e-liquid (3.1.15) favourings (3.1.19) 3.1.21 food grade favourings (3.1.19) and/or materials achieving the required standards for food safety, as defned by European legislation 3.1.22 hardware part(s) of a vaping product (3.1.41) which is neither an accessory (3.1.1) or an e-liquid (3.1.15) 3.1.23 ingredient substances including the diluents, favouring compounds (3.1.20) and nicotine (if applicable) used in the formulation of e-liquid (3.1.15) 3.1.24 manufacturer entity outside the EU which fabricates VP for import into the EU by producers (3.1.27) within the EU NOTE For the purposes of the PAS, EU manufacturers are described consistently as “producers”.