By Stuart Minting, Local Democracy Reporter A council pushing to end smoking by its residents over the next seven years has emphasised it will not fund people’s use of e-cigarettes indefinitely after agreeing to supply the...
By Robbie Macdonald, Local Democracy Reporter A Rossendale convenience shop has lost its licence to sell alcohol, tobacco and vape products after a number of teenagers under 18 were sold age-restricted items. And an application to...
Counterfeit tobacco, cigarettes and vapes worth around £35,000 have been seized from a business in Romford, Havering in east London. After weeks of gathering evidence, Havering Council’s Trading Standards team raided the premises early this month...
The UK’s first ever environmental summit for the vaping sector has been hailed a massive success after bringing together political, regulatory, environmental, recycling, consumer and vape industry experts to help deliver a ‘Greenprint for Sustainable Vaping’....
The Independent British Vape Trade Association (IBVTA) said it becoming increasingly concerned that the tobacco industry and its affiliates are using the minority non-compliance to build a narrative that the independent vape industry cannot be trusted....
New Nicotine Alliance (NNA) UK has called on the consumers of reduced risk nicotine products and other stakeholders in tobacco harm reduction to act on ‘significant threats’ planned by the World Health Organization (WHO) later this...
Glasgow City Council has called for a ban on the sale of single use vapes citing health and environmental concerns. The council said its environment and liveable neighbourhoods committee will write to the Scottish government to...
By Kiran Paul Standardising vape packaging, by removing brand imagery, is associated with a decrease in vapes appeal among teenagers, a new study has found. But an industry representative said this could have a ‘negative effect’...
Vaping firm Riot Labs has agreed to remove medicinal claims for smoking cessation for its product from its website following an intervention by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA). The ad watchdog challenged whether a claim appeared...
Supreme, which owns several vaping brands including KiK and 88vape, said it has entered into an agreement for the disposal of the intellectual property of T-Juice (including the Red Astaire e-liquid brand) to an associated company...
A new survey by Philip Morris Limited (PML) has revealed the growing concern among convenience retailers on the possible rise in the consumption of cheap, illicit cigarettes as a result of the lingering cost of living...
Chinese disposable vape brand Zovoo and its sister brand Voopoo have announced the launch of the new Dragbar Z700 SE. Available from tomorrow (15 March), the new Dragbar is equipped with the self-developed Gene Tree ceramic...
Across London last year, the supply of illegal vapes was sufficient for unscrupulous traders to be able to sell two every minute. There were just under one million units of illegal vapes seized by local borough...
The UK Vaping Industry Association (UKVIA) said they share the concern raised by the Chartered Trading Standards Institute (CTSI) on the growth of non-compliant vapes in the UK market. Last week, the trading standards body...
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