Urgent action is needed to protect young people from the UK’s youth vaping trends and the booming illicit vape market, according to new research from IKE Tech LLC , a leading innovator in identity verification (IDV)...
The Scottish Grocers’ Federation (SGF) has surveyed a section of its membership on the impact of the disposable vape ban, with concern expressed about its impact on illicit trade. The convenience store trade body said that...
Up to one-quarter of vapes confiscated from secondary schools in England contain the synthetic drug ‘spice’, according to new research led by Professor Chris Pudney from the University of Bath. Researchers tested 1,923 e-cigarettes and liquids...
A vape containing illegal amounts of nicotine and designed to look like a children’s toy cup is among £35,000 worth of products seized in a joint operation by Westminster City Council Trading Standards officers and the...
By Deborah Price, Local Democracy Reporter No traders in Hertfordshire have yet been issued with new £200 fines for the sale of disposable vapes, according to the latest information released by the county council. But, according to...
By: David Humphreys, Local Democracy Reporter A convenience store where hundreds of illicit vapes were seized by Liverpool Council and Merseyside Police has been shut down by the courts. In June, single-use vapes that were deemed illegal...
Hundreds of thousands of pounds worth of illegal vapes and cigarettes have been seized after a joint operation in Preston. Following information from the public, officers from the Prosper Partnership and neighbourhood policing teams, along with...
Ongoing work by Trading Standards Officers in Scotland testing sellers of tobacco and vapes has found that 1 in 7 premises visited sold cigarettes, and 1 in 5 sold vapes to an under 18 volunteer. The...
Chill Brands Group said it has been appointed as primary distribution partner in the UK for Relx International, a global leader in the vaping sector. The appointment follows exceptional sales potential demonstrated in recent trials conducted by...
By Bill Jacobs, Local Democracy Reporter A Blackburn businessman has been slapped with a suspended prison sentence and financial penalties of more than £21,000 after the discovery of 40,000 illegal vapes and thousands of counterfeit products at...
By Drew Sandelands, Local Democracy Reporter Almost 7,000 disposable vapes have been seized from shops in Glasgow since a ban on their sale came into place. Four warnings and five fixed penalty notices — of at least...
British American Tobacco for years fought the sale of unauthorised, disposable vapes in the US - the world's largest market for smoking alternatives - lobbying lawmakers and arguing aggressively in court that they were illegal. But...
The Coalition of Asia Pacific Tobacco Harm Reduction Advocates (CAPHRA) has published a hard-hitting report claiming that governments worldwide are failing to uphold fundamental human rights by neglecting harm reduction in tobacco control. Entitled The Right...
A quarter of disposable vape users have returned to smoking or turned to the illicit market following the UK’s ban on single-use vapes, according to new research. The survey of 6,000 vapers and smokers, commissioned by...
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