The share of illegal cigarettes in the total consumption has increased by 3.1 percentage points to 21.2 per cent in 2022 in the UK, driven by an increase in counterfeit cigarettes, a new study has revealed....
With concerns growing over a rise in young people experimenting with vaping and the environmental impact of disposable vapes, an independent cancer charity has warned that tighter restrictions on vaping could have unintended consequences. Yorkshire Cancer...
Millions of illegal and potentially harmful vapes have been seized in the last three years, data shows, with experts warning this is just the “tip of the iceberg” and they are “mainly coming from China”. Freedom...
The London Tobacco Alliance, a pan-London partnership for tobacco control, has launched a first-of its kind position statement for London, calling for those working with adult smokers to encourage them to swap to vaping to stop...
Illegal nicotine products including cigarettes, counterfeit hand rolling tobacco and disposable vapes, have been seized as part of a joint operation between Preston Police and Lancashire Trading Standards. During the operation on 20 June, officers seized...
Imperial Brands has on Friday announced the acquisition of a range of nicotine pouches from TJP Labs in order to facilitate its entry into the US modern oral market. The transaction – for an initial consideration...
E-cigarette sales in the US spiked between 2020 and 2022, especially among flavours that appeal to youth users, according to a study from health authorities released Thursday. Overall e-cigarette monthly unit sales went up nearly 47...
Disposable vapes containing 2000, 3500, 4000, 9000 and 10,000 puffs were seized in a multi-agency effort to crackdown on illegal goods in Bury St Edmunds. As part of national licencing week, police and HMRC officers visited...
Three million more Europeans, including 680,000 in the UK, would be alive today if other countries had implemented Sweden’s ‘smoke free’ and tobacco harm reduction strategy, a new report has revealed. Launched today in Warsaw, where...
Directors of Public Health in Cheshire and Merseyside’s nine local council areas have issued a joint statement expressing their concern about the increase of the use of vapes in the region. Noting that they are particularly...
Disposable vapes are increasingly causing fires in bin lorries, councils have said, calling for the Environment Agency to enforce retailer duties and reform of the producer responsibility scheme to tackle this problem. According to Local Government...
By Rhiannon James, Local Democracy Reporter Underage vape sales are a “major problem” in Caerphilly County Borough and across the UK, a council officer has said. Two underage test purchase operations took place last year, in...
Leading disposable vape brand Elf Bar has highlighted its sustainable practices and industry compliance through its comprehensive recycling efforts in reducing e-waste generation as part of the World Environment Day celebrations. Elf Bar said it has...
Almost two-thirds (62%) of people aged 15-30 in the UK who have never used e-cigarettes may be susceptible to taking up vaping in the future, a new study has found. According to results of an international...
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