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Illegal vapes down the drain
Posted: 16 July 2024
UPDATES: Illegal cigarettes, tobacco and vapes hidden inside a working drain were uncovered during Operation CeCe, prompting Darlington Trading Standards to highlight the health risks and criminality associated with buying illicit products.
Shop fined for underage vape sale
Posted: 16 July 2024
UPDATES: A West Croydon retailer has been fined more than £2,500 after selling a vape to an underage volunteer during a test purchase, reinforcing the importance of age-restriction enforcement and responsible retailing.
Vapes seized after children taken ill
Posted: 10 July 2024
UPDATES: More than 1,000 illegal vapes have been seized from Nottingham businesses after reports that local schoolchildren were hospitalised, highlighting continuing concerns over the availability of illicit vaping products.
Kent TS nabs tobacco and vapes
Posted: 10 July 2024
UPDATES: Joint action by Kent Trading Standards and Kent Police resulted in the seizure of illegal vapes and counterfeit tobacco from Dover businesses following intelligence from the local community about suspected illicit sales.
Shared goals on illicit vapes
Posted: 08 July 2024
SPONSORED: As illicit and non-compliant vapes place growing pressure on enforcement teams, Inter Scientific explains how laboratory expertise and a free compliance database are helping Trading Standards identify products, support investigations and protect consumers.
Sutton shopkeeper hit with fine
Posted: 05 June 2024
UPDATES: A Sutton retailer and company face substantial fines after officers uncovered illegal vapes, illicit shisha and unsafe mobile phone accessories, highlighting the continuing crackdown on non-compliant products.
Kent TS takes on illicit vapes
Posted: 03 June 2024
UPDATES: Joint enforcement activity in Ashford saw Kent Trading Standards, police and HMRC seize illicit vapes and tobacco while targeting businesses suspected of supplying illegal products.
Shopkeeper banned from selling vapes
Posted: 17 May 2024
UPDATES: A Highland shopkeeper has been prohibited from selling vaping products after repeated underage sales, demonstrating how restriction orders are being used to tackle persistent offenders.
York TS pushes back on illegal vapes
Posted: 21 March 2024
UPDATES: York Trading Standards has intensified action against illegal disposable vapes, seizing thousands of pounds' worth of products while warning retailers that unlawful sales will result in enforcement action.
Major illicit tobacco haul in Devon
Posted: 21 March 2024
UPDATES: A major enforcement operation in south Devon removed illicit tobacco and illegal vapes from circulation, highlighting the continuing partnership work and intelligence-led action being taken to disrupt the illegal market and protect consumers.
TS welcomes new tobacco Bill
Posted: 20 March 2024
UPDATES: Trading Standards has welcomed proposed tobacco and vaping legislation that would strengthen enforcement powers, introduce fixed penalties and tighten controls designed to reduce youth access to tobacco and vaping products.
Islington TS fines shopkeeper
Posted: 19 March 2024
UPDATES: Persistent sales of illicit cigarettes, non-compliant vapes and a vape to a child have left an Islington retailer facing more than £32,000 in penalties following repeated Trading Standards interventions.
Test-purchasing in North Lincs
Posted: 28 February 2024
UPDATES: North Lincolnshire's latest underage test-purchasing operation found three retailers willing to sell illegal vapes to a 15-year-old, as Trading Standards continues a wider crackdown on illicit products entering local communities.
Sheffield TS finds 30,000 illegal vapes
Posted: 15 February 2024
UPDATES: Sheffield Trading Standards has seized around 30,000 illegal vapes worth an estimated £400,000 after officers uncovered oversized devices that may contain prohibited and potentially hazardous substances.
Suffolk TS seizes over 2,000 vapes
Posted: 31 January 2024
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.
Disposable vape ban announced
Posted: 29 January 2024
UPDATES: Government plans to ban disposable vapes form part of wider smoking and vaping reforms aimed at reducing youth uptake while reshaping the regulatory landscape for retailers and enforcement authorities.
Warning to shops that broke law
Posted: 13 November 2023
UPDATES: North Lanarkshire Trading Standards has warned retailers after test purchases revealed repeated illegal sales of cigarettes and vapes to under-18s, prompting fixed penalties, proposed banning orders and further enforcement visits.
Illicit vapes seized by Suffolk TS
Posted: 16 October 2023
UPDATES: Suffolk Trading Standards removed thousands of oversized disposable vapes from sale after discovering products far exceeding the UK's legal tank capacity and puff limits, reinforcing ongoing efforts to tackle non-compliant vaping products.
£9,000 of illicit vapes seized
Posted: 14 August 2023
UPDATES: Gloucestershire Trading Standards has seized thousands of pounds' worth of illegal oversized and incorrectly labelled vaping products as part of an ongoing crackdown prompted by public intelligence and retailer non-compliance.
LGA calls for disposable vape ban
Posted: 17 July 2023
UPDATES: The Local Government Association has called for a ban on single-use vapes by 2024, citing fire risks, litter, waste costs and child appeal, while echoing CTSI concerns about tighter controls on vape marketing and display.
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