The UK Vaping Industry Association (UKVIA) has clarified that the regulated nicotine vape industry is in no way connected with the trend of using open vape devices as a delivery mechanism for illegal drugs, popularly known...
There is a seven-fold rise in the number of businesses caught selling vapes to minors over the last four years, a new FOI report has found, prompting calls to introduce a vape retailer licensing framework and...
Concerns are being raised over a new shop, set to open in Felixstowe, that will sell sweets alongside vapes. According to local reports, Kingdom of American Sweets and Vapes is set to open in the former...
Prime minister Keir Starmer has been urged by Australian policymakers and experts to rethink proposed vape ban, warnings it could create a massive black market in the UK. Australian politicians who pioneered a similar crackdown stated...
Magistrates have granted a Premise Closure Order on a shop in Hartlepool for repeatedly selling illicit tobacco and cigarettes and illegal vapes. The three-month order, granted by Teesside Magistrates following an application by Hartlepool Borough Council’s...
Number of recorded vape spiking incidents has quadrupled in past few years, states a recent report. Experts are warning about the danger of vape spiking, with devices found laced with substances other than nicotine, such as...
Huge amount of illegal oversized vapes, alongside counterfeit cigarettes, have been seized from a convenience store in Lincolnshire. As reported by Lincolnshire Police on Wednesday (21), Neighbourhood Policing Team Officers, Immigration Officers and Trading Standards Officers...
Two Southsea shops have been forced to close after Trading Standards investigations uncovered them persistently selling illegal tobacco and vapes. Closure notices have been upheld against Albert Food Store, located in 131 Albert Road, Southsea, and...
By: Joe Coughlan, Local Democracy Reporter A shop in Greenwich is at risk of losing its licence to sell booze after an employee was found selling a nicotine vape to children. Greenwich Convenience Store on Woolwich...
Public health minister Andrew Gwynne said he is keen to meet with a range of stakeholders across his portfolio and that he looks forward to working with the UKVIA over the coming months and years. The...
The Scottish government has released responses from key trade bodies and tobacco companies, following a public consultation on the proposed ban on single-use vapes. The responses were not considered in the government response to the consultation,...
New data from health charity Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) has found that vapes have been the most popular aid to quitting among those who have successfully stopped smoking in the last five years. Their...
By Emma Rumney | Reuters A handful of North American companies which see potential for vape-like devices to ease migraines and respiratory diseases such as asthma have a long road to convince health authorities and patients...
By: Euan Duncan, Local Democracy Reporter More than 13,500 illegal vapes have been seized in Luton since 2021, a meeting heard. Despite the legal prohibition on selling e-cigarettes or vapes containing nicotine to under 18s, both...
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