The UK Vaping Industry Association (UKVIA) has on Wednesday said the government’s approach to vape restrictions is highly irresponsible as it has not quantified the health impacts of fewer people using vapes to quit smoking. As the House of Com...
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A contentious bill that aims to eventually phase out smoking in Britain advanced in parliament on Tuesday, as the House of Commons voted in favour of the controversial measure. The legislation would ban the selling of tobacco products to anyone...
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The UK parliament on Tuesday kicked off its first debate on prime minister Rishi Sunak's planned flagship legislation to prevent young people from smoking, despite opposition from many in his own Conservative Party. The law would ban the sellin...
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Consumer organisations New Nicotine Alliance (NNA) and vapers.org.uk have joined hands to launch the NoVapeTax website, urging UK vapers to resist the proposed tax on vape liquids. The tax, set to take effect...
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Trading Standards officers have seized a haul of over 2,300 vapes from local retailers in the last year, Midlothian council has revealed. These were seized mainly because they contain too much liquid nicotine. They were seized from 11 retailers...
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Scandinavian Tobacco Group UK has announces its entry into the next gen nicotine category with the launch of XQS pouches. This new range has been created in Sweden, the home of nicotine pouches, and will be available to retailers from May onwar...
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A south London shop which sold booze and vapes to children twice has been fined nearly £7,000. Lavender Hill Magistrates Court imposed the fine on World Superstore Limited on 26 March after the business pleaded guilty at to four offences cove...
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Government should take a comprehensive evidence-based approach to vaping regulation, the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Responsible Vaping has said, ahead of second reading of Tobacco and Vapes Bill that is set to resume in the House of ...
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Experts have raised warning over cannabis vapes, saying people using them risk inhaling a powerful animal tranquilliser called xylazine that can cau...
Illegal vapes were seized from nearly 3,000 unscrupulous sellers in 2023 across the UK, but only 1 in 20 were issued fines, new data has shown. In 2023, over one and a half million illegal vapes were seized in the UK, enough for three to be sol...
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First unveiled last autumn, the Sky Hunter Slim has hit the retail market and is already enjoying ‘unprecedented demand’ in specialist vape shops and convenience stores, brand owner Happy Vibes has said. The research and development team at Hap...
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£166,000 worth of suspected illegal tobacco and vapes have been seized by Trading Standards in a joint operation with Devon & Cornwall Police in South Devon recently. Trading Standards, assisted by the local neighbourhood policing team, loc...
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Time spent on social media was associated with an increased risk of cigarette and e-cigarette use in teenagers, according to new research. The study, led by researchers at the University of Glasgow, found that teens who were on social media for...
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People who use e-cigarettes are significantly more likely to develop heart failure compared with those who have never used them, a US study has found. Using data from surveys and electronic health records in All of Us, a large national study of...
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Nearly two thirds of ex-smokers will return to tobacco if the government restricts vape flavours, a new study has found. The government has last month introduced a bill in parliament, proposing new powers to restrict vape flavours, alongside ot...
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The Scottish government has published a new six week consultation on the implementation of the disposable vapes ban, expanding on the definition of a disposable vape and outlining the fines that will be issued to businesses who continue to sell an...
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Members of the Scottish public health system have issued a position statement calling for the introduction of a minimum price for e-cigarettes and a higher minimum price for tobacco products. The statement notes that vape prices are cheap and a...
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Vaping brand Vaporesso has unveiled its strategy upgrade last week, extending the brand’s product categories and establishing a branch in Europe. Announced at the Vaporesso Vaping Ecosystem Strategy Conference of Europe in Paris on 24 March, th...
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An Islington business and its director have been ordered to pay over £32,000 after their illegal tobacco and vape supply was uncovered by sniffer dog, Cooper. In March last year, Islington Council’s Trading Standards team seized 4272 packs of i...
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Philip Morris International (PMI) is preparing to launch its flagship heated tobacco device IQOS in Austin, Texas, indicating it will be the first testing ground for its US entry, job adverts on LinkedIn show. IQOS, the top selling heated tobac...
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