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Suffolk TS seizes over 2,000 vapes


Vapes containing more than the legal nicotine limit were confiscated from three shops

Richard Young

Posted 31 January 2024 | JoTS Online


Content Tags:  Updates|Vapes|East of England


UPDATES: Suffolk Trading Standards has seized more than 2,000 illegal vapes after businesses ignored earlier compliance advice, underlining continuing enforcement action against unlawful nicotine products.

Officers from Suffolk Trading Standards have seized more than 2,000 illegal vapes from three shops in Ipswich.

The businesses from which the devices were removed had previously been given advice  about their responsibilities under the law, including the legal limit for nicotine content in disposable vapes — no more than 2% (20mg/ml) and not in excess of 2ml in capacity (around 600 pu...

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