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January 4, 2018

Battery Compliance - What you need to know, and how we're going to use it to help the industry.

battery compliance,

how we're using it to help the industry.

Earlier on in the year, Fogstar held talks with people 'in the know' - to finally get to the bottom of the the battery directive and what would be required from us going forward. This is EU law, but we were hindered by the translation into UK law and the vagueness of what was required. - and it now clear the steps we have to take to comply. 

Batteries need to be printed (not stickered) with certain information in order to be compliant. Whilst some retailers may have opted for manufacturer ratings (ratings that are only achievable by using a group of cells and/or with cooling) we opted to use Mooch ratings. Ratings that are achievable with a standalone cell.

The 2nd line, is the optimum voltage, the chemistry and an EXO number (More on that later). 

The 3rd line offers what the government requires in terms of trace-ability. If something goes wrong (which we hope never will) How do you find the rest of the cells in that batch, and make sure they won't go wrong too? 

The WEEE Symbol is probably the most important, this is required to notify users that these products can not be discarded in normal bins, to prevent them going into landfill.

exocell - coming soon

Printing on cells presented us with an opportunity. An opportunity to offer cell info, and batch tests - live. This is the first time in the world this have ever been attempted, and we think its pretty cool. This will help protect against fake cells, and will also push other retailers to batch test - if they aren't already. 

How does it work? 

Simply enter the EXO code found on your cell, and you will receive a full batch test of the cell that is in your hand along with important information about that cell. Cool, right?

When will this be ready? We're almost there, we will be rolling this out in  a couple of weeks. 

Thanks to everyone that has supported us, and continues to support us while these changes happen. 

Ben


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Paul Beetham - July 6, 2018

A Big round of applause for Ben&Fogstar,They are going in the same direction as some of the big e-liquid companies and becoming a leader in safe battery supplies.I didn’t know many cells came from the same factory,but are wrapped with a different label… I suppose its a good things.i agree 1000 % with fogstar that the battery’s we use, must be safe and all the safety warnings on them.i have relied on moochs bench tests so far.Good Luck Ben.

GPG - June 18, 2018

Outstanding work Ben & Fogstar. You guys lead the way and have proved to be knowledgeable, reliable, trustworthy & without equal in the UK.

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Simon - February 12, 2018

I fully support and applaud your efforts Ben. The vaping community as a whole are becoming more aware and demand that responsible and genuine cell vendors step up to the mark in order to prove the quality, safety and performance claims endorsed by them and the various manufacturers. I appreciate that you are only one cog in a large wheel here, but given time, what you are striving for should ultimately improve consumer confidence with vendors such as youself, especially as evolving cell technology and newer products become available to the market. There has already been enough bad press associated with Lithium-Ion batteries unexplicably bursting into flames, we don’t need any more.

Simon - February 12, 2018

I fully support and applaud your efforts Ben. The vaping community as a whole are becoming more aware and demand that responsible and genuine cell vendors step up to the mark in order to prove the quality, safety and performance claims endorsed by them and the various manufacturers. I appreciate that you are only one cog in a large wheel here, but given time, what you are striving for should ultimately improve consumer confidence with vendors such as youself, especially as evolving cell technology and newer products become available to the market. There has already been enough bad press associated with Lithium-Ion batteries unexplicably bursting into flames, we don’t need any more.

Jon the Vape - January 5, 2018

Nice to see the industries leading retailer in the UK setting an example. Well done Ben.

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