Consumer organisations New Nicotine Alliance (NNA) and vapers.org.uk have joined hands to launch the NoVapeTax website, urging UK vapers to resist the proposed tax on vape liquids. The tax, set to take effect from October 2026,...
Trading Standards officers have seized a haul of over 2,300 vapes from local retailers in the last year, Midlothian council has revealed. These were seized mainly because they contain too much liquid nicotine. They were seized...
Scandinavian Tobacco Group UK has announces its entry into the next gen nicotine category with the launch of XQS pouches. This new range has been created in Sweden, the home of nicotine pouches, and will be...
Illegal vapes were seized from nearly 3,000 unscrupulous sellers in 2023 across the UK, but only 1 in 20 were issued fines, new data has shown. In 2023, over one and a half million illegal vapes...
First unveiled last autumn, the Sky Hunter Slim has hit the retail market and is already enjoying ‘unprecedented demand’ in specialist vape shops and convenience stores, brand owner Happy Vibes has said. The research and development...
£166,000 worth of suspected illegal tobacco and vapes have been seized by Trading Standards in a joint operation with Devon & Cornwall Police in South Devon recently. Trading Standards, assisted by the local neighbourhood policing team,...
Time spent on social media was associated with an increased risk of cigarette and e-cigarette use in teenagers, according to new research. The study, led by researchers at the University of Glasgow, found that teens who...
People who use e-cigarettes are significantly more likely to develop heart failure compared with those who have never used them, a US study has found. Using data from surveys and electronic health records in All of...
Nearly two thirds of ex-smokers will return to tobacco if the government restricts vape flavours, a new study has found. The government has last month introduced a bill in parliament, proposing new powers to restrict vape...
The Scottish government has published a new six week consultation on the implementation of the disposable vapes ban, expanding on the definition of a disposable vape and outlining the fines that will be issued to businesses...
Members of the Scottish public health system have issued a position statement calling for the introduction of a minimum price for e-cigarettes and a higher minimum price for tobacco products. The statement notes that vape prices...
Vaping brand Vaporesso has unveiled its strategy upgrade last week, extending the brand’s product categories and establishing a branch in Europe. Announced at the Vaporesso Vaping Ecosystem Strategy Conference of Europe in Paris on 24 March,...
An Islington business and its director have been ordered to pay over £32,000 after their illegal tobacco and vape supply was uncovered by sniffer dog, Cooper. In March last year, Islington Council’s Trading Standards team seized...
Philip Morris International (PMI) is preparing to launch its flagship heated tobacco device IQOS in Austin, Texas, indicating it will be the first testing ground for its US entry, job adverts on LinkedIn show. IQOS, the...
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