RCW 70.345.075
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(1)A manufacturer or distributor that sells, offers for sale, or distributes liquid nicotine containers shall label the vapor product with a:
(a)Warning regarding the harmful effects of nicotine;
(b)warning to keep the vapor product away from children;
(c)warning that vaping is illegal for those under the legal age to use the product; and
(d)except as provided in subsection
(2)of this section, the amount of nicotine in milligrams per milliliter of liquid along with the total volume of the liquid contents of the product expressed in milliliters.
(2)For closed system nicotine containers as defined in RCW 70.345.010 , a manufacturer that sells, offers for sale, or distributes vapor products in this state must annually provide the department of health with a disclosure of the nicotine content of such vapor product based on measurement standards to be established by the department of health.
(3)(a) This section expires on the effective date of the final regulations issued by the United States food and drug administration or by any other federal agency, when such regulations mandate warning or advertisement requirements for vapor products.
(b)The board must provide notice of the expiration date of this section to affected parties, the chief clerk of the house of representatives, the secretary of the senate, the office of the code reviser, and others as deemed appropriate by the board.
[ 2016 sp.s. c 38 s 13 .]
Notes:
Reviser's note: On May 5, 2016, the United States food and drug administration issued final regulations regarding certain vapor products, including requirements for product labeling. 81 Fed. Reg. 28973. The final regulation's product labeling requirements take effect May 10, 2018, but apply only to vapor products containing nicotine.