Nicotine e-cigarettes are more effective in helping people quit smoking than conventional nicotine-replacement therapy (NRT), the Cochrane review, considered to be gold standard quality, has once again confirmed. The review of studies published on the Cochrane...
By Chris Young, Local Democracy Reporter Illegal cigarettes or vapes were sold during four out of every five Trading Standards test purchases that took place in Bradford businesses last year. A new report looking into the...
By Donal McMahon, Local Democracy Reporter Shops who sell vapes to under-age children could see fixed penalty fines doubled to £500 in Lisburn and Casltereagh following a test purchasing exercise in the district. The local authority’s...
The number of independent vape shops has jumped again across the UK in 2023, with net 233 shops being opened over the past year, new figures have revealed. The increase is significantly higher than the net...
The government is planning to introduce new tax on vape liquids, The Sunday Mirror has reported. The proposed tax, set to introduced in the budget in Match, will raise the prices by a least a quarter,...
By: Daniel Holland, Local Democracy Reporter Tens of thousands of illegal vapes with a street value of more than £1 million have been seized in Newcastle, amid an “explosion” in sales of the products linked to...
By Shelagh Parkinson, Local Democracy Reporter A Trading Standards campaign has revealed how easy it is for young people in Blackpool to buy e-cigarettes amid rising concern over the number of underage vapers in the resort....
First 259,000 vapes will be provided to local authorities nationwide to support smokers to quit under the government’s Swap to Stop scheme. The move is part of the brand new smokefree campaign by the NHS, encouraging...
New UK-wide plans announced today (28 December) will require suppliers of vapes properly finance the cost of their separate collection and treatment when the items become waste. With nearly 5 million vapes being thrown away every...
Aberdeenshire Council’s Trading Standards has stressed it will not tolerate retailers breaking the law and selling tobacco or nicotine vape products to anyone under the age of 18. Earlier this year, six shops in Peterhead were...
The World Health Organization (WHO) has urged governments to treat e-cigarettes similarly to tobacco and ban all flavours. That could spell trouble for some big tobacco companies, which have staked their futures on a shift to...
Juul Labs said on Tuesday it was seeking US authorization for its new menthol-flavored pods, which require user age verification, to be used with its next-generation platform device that is under review by regulators. The platform...
New data has revealed the UK area that is most progressive in its attempts to quit smoking, with Richmond Upon Thames taking the lead. The study, conducted by Go Smoke Free, analysed eight years' worth of...
GreenAwareness, a programme by disposable vape brand Elfbar aimed at driving public awareness of single-use vape recycling and reducing the product's waste impact, has launched a two-day pop-up in Covent Garden, London last week. The event,...
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