As the UK government has announced proposals to ban disposable vapes and restrict flavours, vape manufacturer and supplier Supreme PLC said they are ‘fully prepared’ for this transition. “To adapt to the forthcoming regulations, we have...
The Scottish Grocers Federation has raised concerns that convenience retailers, and anyone linked to the sale of tobacco products, have been officially excluded from the government response to its consultation on ‘Creating a smokefree generation and...
Britain's plan to ban disposable vapes hit some e-cigarette stocks and drew a mixed reaction from experts on Monday, with some concerned it could hurt efforts to stem the death and disease caused by cigarettes. Prime...
Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has launched new guidance for retailers on how to provide a vape recycling service in store. Under the new rules, which came into force at the start of 2024, all retailers...
Consumer body New Nicotine Alliance (NNA) said it is extremely disappointed to hear that the UK government plans to ban single use vapes, restrict many flavours which can help people quit smoking, enforce plain packaging, and...
Trade bodies in the vaping industry have expressed their dismay at the government’s decision to ban disposable vapes, which they said have been instrumental in bringing the UK’s smoking rates down to a record low and...
The number of illegally imported vapes seized at the UK border quadrupled in the last year, new data has revealed as authorities continue to wrestle with illegal products in the market. New figures, released to the BBC in...
Disposable vapes will be banned in the UK as part of ambitious government plans to tackle the rise in youth vaping and protect children’s health, the prime minister has announced today (29). As part of today’s...
Japan Tobacco International (JTI) UK has revealed that its Ploom X Advanced device has been named the best product available in the heated tobacco category at the Product of The Year Awards 2024. Product of the...
Authorities have been alerted to more than 130 retailers suspected of underage and illicit vape sales through the UK Vaping Industry Association’s (UKVIA) nationwide Be Vape Vigilant initiative. The ongoing campaign, which is supported by Trading...
The UK Vaping Industry Association (UKVIA) has welcomed proposals for on-the-spot fines and a ‘robust licensing scheme’, both of which were raised as part of a discussion on illegal vape sales by Peter Gibson MP during...
Public health minister Andrea Leadsom said youth vaping is a top priority for the government, adding that the results of the government consultation are imminent. She was responding to a Westminster Hall debate last week, where...
Philip Morris has threatened legal action against the government’s generational smoking ban bill over the inclusion of heated tobacco products in the bill. The tobacco major had withdrawn its threat of legal action last week after...
By David Humphreys, Local Democracy Reporter Tens of thousands of illegal vapes with a street value of almost a quarter of a million pounds have been seized across Liverpool in the last eight months. A series...
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