On November 28, 2Firsts successfully hosted the PMTAs (TPMF) Supply Chain Seminar in Shenzhen, China. The seminar focused on how supply chain companies can navigate the challenges of PMTAs. Using a hybrid online and offline format, it attracted key suppliers from the e-cigarette, heated tobacco, and nicotine pouch industries, both within and outside Guangdong Province. The event covered crucial areas such as e-liquid, atomization cores, flavorings, and non-woven fabrics.
This marked the third PMTA-related professional event hosted by 2Firsts in the past month. The seminar was led by 2Firsts co-founder and COO, Echo Guo, alongside PMTA compliance expert Kurt Yang. Additionally, 2Firsts invited compliance heads from leading supply chain companies to share their insights on the TPMF application process and engage in discussions about the practical issues and challenges encountered during the application process.
Tom Beaudet, CEO of the well-known U.S. compliance firm Accorto, joined remotely to offer valuable insights on PMTA applications. He also analyzed the current political landscape in the U.S. and its potential impact on FDA policies and the emerging tobacco market.
Echo Guo emphasized that PMTA applications for brands typically involve long processing times, high costs, and low approval rates. In contrast, TPMF applications for supply chains offer benefits like shorter processing cycles and lower costs. More importantly, if a technology or solution within the supply chain successfully applies for TPMF, partner products can enter the U.S. market compliantly-an attractive proposition for brand collaborations.
Kurt Yang, drawing on his extensive experience in PMTA applications, provided a detailed explanation of the TPMF application process and its significance for core suppliers in the e-cigarette, heated tobacco, and nicotine pouch industries. As the seminar concluded, attendees engaged with Kurt Yang, asking targeted questions about TPMF applications. He offered expert responses that clarified complex points and laid a strong foundation for the companies' future regulatory work.
Many attendees expressed that the seminar helped them recognize the importance and feasibility of TPMF, providing essential support and guidance for the industry's regulatory development. This event will contribute to further industry standardization and enhance the compliance competitiveness of supply chain companies in the international market.
As a leading global media and think tank in vaping technology, 2Firsts is dedicated to driving industry innovation and compliance, ensuring high-quality development from the supply chain to the market. With its strong global influence and resource integration capabilities, 2Firsts has launched "2Firsts Compliance Solutions", a platform that brings together domestic and international compliance experts and institutions to provide premium services to e-cigarette companies. This initiative aims to reduce compliance challenges and costs. With a top-tier expert team and cutting-edge monitoring resources, 2Firsts offers tailored solutions and comprehensive support for e-cigarettes, heated tobacco, nicotine pouches, and supply chain companies.
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2Firsts is the leading NGP industry media and consultancy, providing the latest industry news, data, and insights to regulators, entrepreneurs, researchers, media outlets, and other stakeholders worldwide. Every day, over 30,000 global visitors access 2Firsts' English site (www.2firsts.com), Chinese site (www.2firsts.cn), and Spanish site (www.2firsts.com/es).
As a value-driven service provider for the global tobacco and NPG supply chain, 2Firsts is dedicated to advancing scientific research, technological innovation, regulatory compliance, business progress, and corporate social responsibility in the NGP industry. Its mission is to foster the high-quality development of the global tobacco harm reduction industry and contribute to global harm reduction efforts.
