By Austen Shakespeare, Local Democracy Reporter Councillors have voiced their horror and outrage at supposedly child-friendly vape packaging discovered by Gateshead trading standards officials. Councillors from across the North East gathered in Gateshead to officially sign...
Officers of the Greater Manchester Police (GMP) have seized around 18,200 non-compliant vape products following a visit on Thursday to a store suspected of stocking and trading non-compliant vape products. The GMP officers were assisted by...
The Chartered Trading Standards Institute (CTSI) said they are ‘very concerned’ about the volume of non-compliant vapes that are currently in circulation, alleging that such vapes have flooded the UK market. The current regulations specify that...
Over 90% of the smaller vape and e-liquid producers in the UK seem to be failing to comply with environmental regulations, a new study has shown. The analysis conducted by Material Focus, the not for profit...
US tobacco giant Altria has announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement to acquire leading vape firm NJOY Holdings. Altria will pay approximately $2.75 billion (£2.30bn) at the closing of the deal, and the...
US tobacco major Altria Group has announced that it has exchanged its entire minority economic investment in leading e-cigarette maker Juul Labs for a non-exclusive, irrevocable global license to certain of Juul’s heated tobacco intellectual property....
Two shops have been closed down in Darlington following an operation to target those suspected of supplying illegal vapes and cigarettes. Officers from Durham Constabulary have also arrested four people as part of a joint operation...
The UK Vaping Industry Association (UKVIA) has updated its guide to retailers on preventing underage sales amidst the increasing scrutiny on youth vaping. John Dunne, UKVIA director general, said tackling the sale of vaping products to...
Members of the European Parliament (MEP) are less aware of key issues surrounding new nicotine products than in previous years, despite being asked to vote on important new legislation concerning the topic in the coming months,...
Imperial has announced the launch of its latest next generation vape, blu 2.0. With a sleek new device from the popular blu brand and enhanced features, the company said the launch would provide retailers with the...
Relx International has announced the launch of two new Waka disposable products and an own-brand disposable, Relx MagicGo, expanding its line-up of premium closed pod vapes. New Waka soPro and Waka soFit devices launch in the...
The US Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a challenge to Los Angeles County's ban on sales of flavored tobacco products brought by R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, which had argued that only the federal government...
Philp Morris International (PMI) has announced the launch of Veeba, a “premium, responsible, and sustainable” disposable e-vapour device in the UK. The company, which owns heated tobacco brand IQOS and recently acquired nicotine pouch brand Zyn,...
JTI UK has announced the launch of a new strength to its Nordic Spirit portfolio with Spearmint Strong, catering to the growing demand for higher strengths and menthol products in the nicotine pouch category. JTI said...
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