The government will introduce a bill in parliament on Wednesday to fulfill its promise to phase out smoking among young people by banning tobacco sales for future generations. The Tobacco and Vapes Bill, if passed unamended,...
The New Zealand government said on Wednesday it will ban the sale of disposable e-cigarettes, increase fines on retailers that sell to those younger than 18 years old and better regulate retailers. The New Zealand government...
Businesses should face tougher fines if they flout the proposed ban on disposable vapes, the Local Government Association (LGA) has said. Under the government’s proposed plans, businesses caught selling disposable vapes after the ban has come...
By: Stuart Sommerville, Local Democracy Reporter Hundreds of illegal and potentially dangerous vapes have been seized from shops across West Lothian. The council’s Trading Standards officers acted on tip-offs from the public to confiscate a variety...
By: Ethan Davies, Local Democracy Reporter Nearly a quarter of all illegal vapes seized in the UK were found in Greater Manchester. Just five boroughs — Manchester, Salford, Wigan, Rochdale, and Bolton — accounted for the...
A new investigation has revealed a staggering lack of investment in collection points for expired vapes across the UK, just a few weeks after the government announced a ban on disposable vapes which was motivated in...
As the government has published the draft regulations outlining the plans to ban disposable vapes, the Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has criticised the government’s approach to the impact assessment as ‘naïve and inaccurate’. The trade...
BAT has opened a new Innovation Centre at its global research & development (R&D) headquarters in Southampton to aid the development of its portfolio of ‘reduced risk products’. The £30m facility provides nine specially designed technical...
By: Michael Kenwood, Local Democracy Reporter A Belfast shop has been given a five week ban from selling tobacco and nicotine inhaling products such as e-cigarettes and vapes. The application for a Restricted Premises Order was...
By: Nic Marko, Local Democracy Reporter A convenience store is to have its licence revoked following concerns around “illicit vapes” being sold. Hartlepool Borough Council trading standards officers called for a hearing to review the licence...
The proposal to tax vape liquid is a ‘deeply cynical cash grab’ from the chancellor, a think tank has commented. In his budget speech on Wednesday, chancellor Jeremy Hunt has confirmed the introduction of an excise...
British American Tobacco, owner of Vuse vaping products, said it supports the introduction of a “low” excise tax on the nicotine-infused liquid in vapes to better control the market, but said a tax linked to nicotine...
Trade bodies warned that the new vape tax, coming after the proposal to ban disposable vapes, could drive more people to black market and hinder the efforts to help smokers quit. In his budget speech on...
A consumer body representing nicotine users said the tax on vaping liquids proposed in the budget by the chancellor on Wednesday is ‘ill-thought-out’ and will cost thousands of lives. The New Nicotine Alliance (NNA) also expressed...
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