As most of you likely know by now, the FDA has published their rules on regulating the electronic cigarette industry. We want to share some information about future regulations and how it will affect you and our company. View this email in your browser Dear Blue Dot Customers, As most of you likely know by now, the FDA has published their rules on regulating the electronic cigarette industry. We want to share some information about future regulations and how it will affect you and our company.



First, we will to bullet point some key elements to the regulations:

The FDA will be able to regulated the following: Liquids containing Nicotine (0mg will not be able to regulated) Batteries Tank systems (RDTA’s) Cartomizers Atomizers (RDA’s) Digital Devices (Mods) Software (Upgrading or modifying Mods)

The rule was published today, May 10, 2016. This means we now have a ticking clock where we will have submit product applications for the PMTA (Premarket Tobacco Approval) by August 8th, 2018. This gives us two years of the same style of business we have always conducted. After we have submitted PMTA’s, we will get another 12 months of operation. What does this all mean? We will continue to do business as usual, and work very hard to qualify for PMTA. The likely hood of being able to afford ($1 million per product) all of our flavors is very low and the chances of all getting approved at also low. This means that 36 months from now, we will have less flavor options available on the market. If we cannot qualify for any PMTA’s we will continue to sell 0mg eliquid after the 36 months is up. We cannot control our customers from adding nicotine to their bottles once they have been shipped out ; )



We also will not be able to release new flavors after August 8th 2016, so we will be releasing 24 new flavors before the deadline. Look forward to a vast array of new flavors in the very new future.



There is also HR 2058, which passed the House appropriations committees last month, that would effectively change the grandfather date to August 8th 2016. This means that all of our products will continue to be available and not have to go through the costly and stringent PMTA process. It is really important that we all contact our Senators and Congressmen and urge them to support HR 2058. It will literally save the vaping industry and is our best chance. If you need help finding out who to contact, please go to http://casaa.org/ and follow the links.



The main point of us sending this newsletter out is to reassure you that we are here to fight for you. We are not going down easily and will do whatever it takes to continue providing the highest qualify eliquids at the best prices.



If you would like to take part in the conversation, please head over to http://www.reddit.com/r/bluedotvapors and comment on the FDA thread.



We will send out further newsletters as we get more legal counsel and more progress is being made with an exact game plan.



Thank you very much for your continued support and remember that we all have each other’s back. Team Blue Dot