More than a million illegal vapes have been seized in the last year under a major new crackdown, data shows.
Over 1.19 million illegal vapes were seized across England during the 2023/2024 period in the crackdown, data from National Trading Standards and the Department of Health and Social Care shows. This marks a dramatic 59% increase in the number of vapes removed from sale compared to the previous year, indicating toughened enforcement efforts and growing concern over the safety and legality of vaping products.
'Protection of communities'Lord Michael Bichard, Chair of National Trading Standards, said: “The protection of communities, public health and the safeguarding of honest businesses who are struggling to compete with the flood of illegal products lies at the heart of what Trading Standards does."“Trading Standards has seized nearly 1.2 million illegal vapes and more than £26 million worth of illicit tobacco so far.
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