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An attack of the vapours


Thanks to feedback from our members, CTSI has achieved results on non-compliant vapes

Richard Young

Posted 04 July 2023 | JoTS Online


Content Tags:  Opinion|Legal and Policy|National


OPINION: CTSI’s policy work on vaping has pushed underage sales, illicit products and enforcement pressures up the national agenda, securing media attention and stronger government engagement on a growing frontline concern.

In my <a href="https://www.journaloftradingstandards.co.uk/legal-policy/forthcoming-attractions/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">last column</a>, I set out our stall for some of the forthcoming attractions of CTSI’s policy and communications work. In this one I’d like to report on progress in one particular area.

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