It’s been a crazy year, this 2016. There have been many and varied challenges and successes. We want to thank all of our customers for participating in all of it! We have taken the challenges head on. We opened the year, knowing that FDA regs were coming and in January announced our ISO 9001 certification. The May 10 release of the regulations provided guidance. Many of the questions we had were answered. The remainder of the year, in large part, was spent preparing for implementation of the deeming regulations; we were ready.

What is ISO 9001 and why do I care?

ISO 9001 is a series of quality management standards that designed to facilitate consistent, measurable and repeatable manufacturing practices. In short, it means you can expect the same product, the same experience whenever you order and open a bottle of Mister E Liquid. The process of achieving ISO 9001 certification is involved and exhaustive, and is likely to be required of e-liquid manufacturers when good manufacturing processes are established and implemented pursuant to the FDA Deeming Regulations.

Product Development Frenzy

We have been preparing for some time, based on what we expected the regulations to contain. On May 10, 2016 the document was released, naming August 8 as the date when anything that was going to “hit the market’ had to have “hit the market”. That put our development team into high gear! From flavorists to marketing professionals there was a huge emphasis on getting all manner of new flavors available to the public. We accomplished much during those summer months as you can see by the new product offerings at www.mister-e-liquid.com. We are so excited to have released some great new flavors.

August 8th and the New Market

At the time the regulations were published, they introduced a requirement that any product intended for use in an electronic nicotine delivery system (ENDS) be registered by year’s end. Each SKU required an application of its own. That means Blue Voodoo in 3mg nicotine and 50% VG had an application, as did Blue Voodoo in 3mg nicotine and 33% VG. The Mister E Liquid line has 86 flavors, each with three size variants, eight nicotine level variants, four VG percentage variants, and four “Ice” variants. If you do the math, that’s 384 SKU’s per flavor. Add the “glass bottle” lines such as Reverb, Bilo, Trademark Infringement, That’s So Pretzel and many more and you begin to get a perspective. This was a huge undertaking.

Whatever It Takes!

Why do we do all of this? Because we are passionate! We believe in vaping and we want to help as many people as possible. We are grateful for the opportunity to help, and hopeful for the chance to continue for many years to come. We would like to express our sincerest appreciation, whether you follow us on Instagram or Twitter, like our Facebook page, are part of our Facebook group,The MEL Zone. or, of course, whether you have ordered from us or purchased anything in our retail locations. You mean the world to us, and we will do whatever it takes to keep serving you!

2017 and Beyond

We wish you the best for the year(s) to come! We have a few surprises on the horizon. Keep an eye on our social media, and here at the blog! The first change many of you will see in 2017 is the update in our Sweet Tooth rewards program.

Determination!

While the current regulatory environment is tough, we are tough too! And when we say that, we mean you too! So, let’s move on into and through 2017 determined and hopeful. Thanks again for your continued patronage. With your help, next year is going to be BIG!

Happy Vaping!