Vaping insight – Page 6
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Features and analysisDudley Council efforts sees 19 illegal ‘pop-up’ shops close in less than a year
It is understood to be the highest number made by any single Trading Standards team in the country during a single financial year
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Features and analysisHouse of Lords warn of youth vaping as Pokémon cards found next to vapes
Lords Stevens of Birmingham highlighted concerns over the accessibility and marketing of vapes to children in the second reading of the Tobacco and Vapes Bill
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Features and analysisIllegal nicotine pouches seizures rise by 974% in a year
UKVIA and Vape Club warn of increasing black market for nicotine pouches
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Features and analysisIBVTA responds as a new UCL study shows vaping numbers to be stalling
The rise of vaping that first became popular in 2021 appears to have stalled in Great Britain, UCL finds
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Features and analysisJW Filshill supports retailers with guide ahead of single-use vape ban
The Glasgow-based wholesaler has urged retailers to take immediate action to prepare for the change
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Features and analysisOne in three vapers don’t know e-liquids have expiry dates
A new survey has revealed that over a third of vapers are unaware e-liquid has an expiry date
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Features and analysisNational Crime Agency targets illicit products with Operation Machinize
NCA officers visited 265 premises over the course of the three-week operation
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Features and analysisNumber of illicit cigarettes, tobacco and vape seized in Hull doubles
More than 2.4m counterfeit cigarettes, tobacco and vapes were seized by Hull City Council’s Public Protection Team during 2024
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Features and analysisDefra urges stores to ditch single use vapes well ahead of ban
DEFRA is asking stores to deplete stocks of single-use vapes ahead of new legislation
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Features and analysisIndustry, retailers and trade bodies respond to third reading of Tobacco and Vapes Bill
Government’s plan to create a smoke-free generation cleared the House of Commons yesterday in its third reading
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Features and analysisRetailers have their say on the generational tobacco ban
MPs debated the Tobacco and Vapes Bill marking the final opportunity for amendments before it moves to the Lords
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Features and analysisJob advert highlighting vape industry confusion receives over 200 applicants
Vape company Riot Labs have posted an advert seeking a Chief Misinformation Officer
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Features and analysisMajority do not support generational tobacco ban, new data has found
The Tobacco and Vapes Bill present measures to introduce the world’s first smoke-free generation, gradually ending the sale of tobacco products to anyone born on or after 1 January 2009
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Features and analysisTrading Standards to bolster street presence with new £10m boost
The additional funding would support the recruitment of an additional 80 apprentice enforcement officers
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Features and analysisIllegal cigarette selling shopkeeper jailed for over three years
A retailer who sold illegal cigarettes in three counties has been sentenced to 3 years and 8 months in prison and ordered to pay £20,000 in costs
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Features and analysisA pilot aimed at tackling illegal vapes delivers “positive change”
A Local Vape Action plan pilot in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, has led to a decrease in offences throughout the town
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Features and analysisWhere are London’s illegal vape hotspots?
In 2024 illegal vape seizures in London boroughs doubled to over half a million compared to the previous year
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Features and analysisCouncils unprepared for retailer licensing scheme to sell tobacco, vapes and nicotine
Research conducted by the Express found that 92% of councils had not started preparing for the new licensing scheme
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Features and analysisHartlepool retailer stripped of licence after ‘dangerous vodka’ found on open sale
Trading Standards also seized 194 illegal vapes
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Features and analysis‘Nicotine free’ vapes found to contain nicotine
National Trading Standards has issued a warning following a study on nicotine free vapes