Vaping companies need to be stopped from targeting children with their marketing, the Scottish Greens said. The ‘irresponsible and manipulative’ ways in which sweet flavoured vapes are being promoted towards children are ‘inexcusable’, the party said...
A newsagents in Middlesbrough has been forced to shut down after it was caught selling illegal vapes. According to local reports, Johns News on Linthorpe Road in Middlesbrough has been banned from trading for three months...
A year on from the publication of Javed Khan’s independent report, setting out his recommendations for how to make smoking obsolete, campaigners said the government has found less than a quarter of the investment Khan said...
Leading disposable vape brand Geek Bar has urged retailers and consumers to be extra vigilant amid reports that potentially deadly illegal and illicit vape products are being sold in the UK. Unlike genuine products – which...
A forthcoming report, based on Freedom Of Information (FOI) data, has revealed a staggering lack of regulatory enforcement against rogue vape traders. According to the data gathered by Arcus Compliance, just two successful prosecutions were made...
Imperial Brands, the company behind the blu vape brand, has called for establishing a new retailer licensing scheme to improve compliance. Responding to the UK government’s call for evidence on youth vaping, the FTSE 100 company...
Hundreds of illegal oversized vapes - including a brightly coloured product shaped like a children's toy - have been seized in County Durham. Trading standards officers visited three shops in the county after receiving intelligence from...
Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) has urged the UK government to implement an ‘outright ban’ on disposable e-cigarette products, citing ‘disproportionate use’ among children and young people and their detrimental impact on the...
British American Tobacco (BAT), owner of Dunhill, Kent and Lucky Strike cigarettes and smoke free brands Vuse, glo and Velo, has released a trading update on Tuesday ahead of its half-year results. The company maintained its...
New Zealand unveiled measures on Monday to curb vaping by young people, from limits on sales near schools to a ban on some disposable units, as it extends aggressive anti-smoking campaigns. Although the Pacific nation has...
By Tom Cramp, Local Democracy Reporter A shop in Solihull has had its licence temporarily suspended after an Elf Bar vape was sold to an underage customer. Police and council officers said staff at Michaels Drinks...
By Shannon Mower, Local Democracy Reporter Doncaster Council has conducted a series of business inspections to crack down on the sale of illegal vapes. Over 8,500 illegal vapes have been seized by Doncaster Council’s Trading Standards...
A recent test purchasing activity undertaken by Japan Tobacco International has found that unlawful retailers continue to sell illegal tobacco and vapes across the UK. Of the 186 stores visited this spring, just over half of...
New results from one of the largest ever vapour product studies, which analysed BAT’s flagship vapour brand Vuse, have shown adult consumers using Vuse demonstrated significantly better results for biomarkers relevant to smoking-related diseases than smokers....
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