Important Information

 

Good Conversion Practices for PMI’s Smoke-free Products

 

PMI offers a variety of quality, scientifically substantiated smoke-free products that are much better choices than continued smoking. Our vision is that our smoke-free products will one day replace cigarettes.

1. Cigarette smoking causes serious diseases and is addictive. Without question, the best decision any smoker can make is to quit tobacco and nicotine use altogether.
2. Minors should not use tobacco or nicotine in any form.
3. PMI’s smoke-free products are for adults who would otherwise continue to smoke or use other nicotine products.
4. We do not offer PMI’s smoke-free products to people who have never used tobacco or nicotine products or who have quit using tobacco and nicotine products. Our smoke-free products are not alternatives to quitting and are not designed as cessation aids.
5.  PMI’s smoke-free products are not risk free and contain nicotine, which is addictive. Switching to a smoke-free product is, however, a better choice than continuing to smoke.
6.  We support our adult smoke-free product users in their journey to full conversion through education and guidance.
7.  For consumers to experience the benefits of smoke-free products, they must switch completely and abandon smoking permanently.
8.  We inform consumers of all relevant safety information about our smoke-free products.

 

Safety Warnings & Instructions

VEEV ONE and VEEV NOW ULTRA

 

Tobacco and Nicotine

 

• VEEV ONE™ pods used with VEEV ONE™ devices, and VEEV NOW ULTRA™ devices, contain nicotine, which is addictive.
• VEEV ONE and VEEV NOW ULTRA are not risk-free. The best way to reduce nicotine-related health risks is to quit nicotine use.
• Some users of nicotine-containing products may experience abdominal pain, chest pain, choking sensation, cough, difficulty breathing, dizziness, dry mouth, dry throat, gingivitis, headache, malaise, nasal stuffiness, nausea, mouth irritation, palpitations, throat irritation, and vomiting.
• Nicotine-containing products should not be used by people who have or are at risk of heart disease, are diabetic, are epileptic, or are experiencing seizures.
• Nicotine-containing products should not be used during pregnancy or while breast-feeding. If you are pregnant, breast-feeding, or think you may be pregnant, you should quit tobacco and nicotine use altogether.
• Stopping smoking or switching to VEEV and their respective pods may require the adjustment of the dosing of certain medicines (e.g., theophylline, clozapine, ropinirole).
• If you have questions about whether you should use VEEV given an existing health condition, consult a health care professional.

 

Use of VEEV ONE™ and VEEV NOW ULTRA™

 

• Only use VEEV ONE with VEEV ONE pods specifically designed for VEEV ONE. Never use VEEV ONE with other pods. Doing so may cause injury.
• Do not modify or attempt to refill VEEV ONE pods in any way or add any substance to VEEV ONE pods. Doing so may cause injury.
• Do not use VEEV ONE pods or VEEV NOW ULTRA device if it appears to be damaged, tampered with, broken, or leaking.

 

Prior to use of a product, users should read the full Safety Warnings & Instructions, which contain important safety information about the use of the product.

 

Safety Warnings & Instructions for VEEV ONE device
Safety Warnings & Instructions for VEEV ONE pods
Safety Warnings & Instructions for VEEV NOW ULTRA

 

Battery Degradation

 

VEEV ONE devices and VEEV NOW ULTRA contain a lithium-ion battery. The lithium-ion battery in the devices is a consumable component that degrades with usage and age. This is a natural process common to all rechargeable lithium-ion batteries. As the battery ages, the active ingredients inside the battery become less capable of retaining energy, resulting in a permanent decrease in maximum battery capacity and usable energy. In addition, the active ingredients become less effective in delivering energy, resulting in a decrease of the battery’s ability to provide sufficient power for electronic device components to operate. As a result, where relevant, the duration of experience may appear to be shorter, the number of puffs or experiences with one full charge may appear to be fewer, and the second consecutive use might be shorter.

The battery is a chemical system that requires certain temperature ranges during charge and discharge to work optimally and minimize battery capacity degradation over its lifetime. Although your device has a specific operating range within which the device will function, operating at the extreme ends of this range will degrade your battery faster. Your device comes with customized software to control the charging parameters in order to maximize the life of your device. These algorithms can support the longevity of your battery life, but they can still never fully mitigate the normal aging mechanisms of lithium batteries. High and low temperature operation of your device will accelerate the natural degradation of your battery. Even if you do not use your device, the batteries contain chemical systems which can still degrade over time. In order to slow the battery degradation process, we recommend charging your device within the recommended temperature zone, not keeping it discharged for long periods of time, and using the charging cables and power adaptors that come together with the device as per the user guides.

 

Please read more on important information in FAQ here.

 

How do you measure VEEV ONE and VEEV NOW ULTRA emissions, which you claim are reduced on average by 99% compared to the smoke of cigarettes?We state that VEEV ONE and VEEV NOW ULTRA emit on average 99% lower levels of harmful chemicals compared to cigarettes. The percentage (99%) refers to the average reduction of 9 harmful chemicals the World Health Organization recommends to reduce in cigarette smoke, which do not include nicotine. To this effect, we collect the cigarette smoke under the Health Canada Intense machine-smoking regime (55 mL puff volume, 2 second puff duration, 30 second interval puff) and for VEEV ONE and VEEV NOW the aerosol was generated using the CORESTA Recommended method (55 mL puff volume, 3 second puff duration, 30 second interval puff, until device end), using a comparison on a per puff basis.

 

 

What is the reference cigarette you refer to?The reference cigarette is the cigarette independently designed by the University of Kentucky in the US for scientific research purposes. It is a comparator commonly used in tobacco research, which allows the data of a given study to be compared to that of another study. These research cigarettes are not commercially available to consumers.