The National Tribune
- Health
- 25 May 2023 1:06 pm AESTDate Time
The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has fined an individual from Queensland $15,984 for importing unregistered nicotine vaping products. The individual owns a tobacco store that was targeted by a Queensland Health operation, where the TGA provided assistance.
The products, which were prescription medicines containing nicotine, were not approved by the TGA nor were they registered in the Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods (ARTG). Additionally, TGA laboratories tested the products and found they did not comply with TGO 110 – the Standard for Nicotine Vaping Products.
The Australian Border Force intercepted the unapproved nicotine vaping products, and they will be destroyed under the TGA’s advice. These products pose a public health risk, with many containing dangerous and undeclared chemicals, leading to nicotine addiction, poisoning, exposure to toxins, serious injuries and burns.
The TGA is working with the Australian Border Force and the states and territories to increase enforcement at the border. If you suspect non-compliance with therapeutic goods, you can report illegal or questionable practices online to the TGA.
The Australian Government is taking strong action to combat the supply of unapproved vaping products. The TGA is strengthening enforcement action against non-compliance with the Therapeutic Goods Act 1989. This move is necessary given the growing concern over the increased availability and use of unregulated nicotine vaping products, particularly among young people.
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**Key points:**
– An individual from Queensland was issued fines totaling $15,984 for importing unapproved nicotine vaping products.
– The products were not registered in the Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods (ARTG) and did not comply with the Standard for Nicotine Vaping Products.
– TGA laboratories tested the products and found they contained dangerous and undeclared chemicals, and posed a significant public health risk.
– The Australian Border Force intercepted the products, and they will be destroyed under the TGA’s advice.
– The TGA is working with the Australian Border Force and the states and territories to increase enforcement at the border.
– The growing availability and use of unregulated nicotine vaping products, particularly among young people, is a growing concern.
– If you suspect non-compliance with therapeutic goods, you can report illegal or questionable practices online to the TGA.
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