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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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