New analysis indicates that illegal vaping products have significantly infiltrated the UK market, with over six million seized by Trading Standards in the past three years. These vapes, which often exceed legal nicotine levels and tank sizes, pose serious health risks to consumers, especially among youth. Senior Trading Standards officer Paul Leighton discusses the ingenious hiding methods used by sellers, with products concealed in items like fridges and fake installations. This problem will escalate with an impending ban on single-use disposable vapes, intensifying efforts to regulate addictive and dangerous products.
More than six million illegal vaping products have been seized by Trading Standards officers across England in the past three years, revealing extensive market violations.
Illicit vapes can hold the equivalent of 200 cigarettes per device, posing serious health risks, particularly to the youth and unknowing buyers.
Trading Standards' inspections reveal the lengths to which vendors go to hide illegal products, including concealing them in fridges and behind fake installations.
The ban on single-use disposable vapes aims to curb the sale of non-compliant products, which can include excessive tank sizes and unregulated nicotine strength.
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