The UK Vaping Industry Association backed hard-hitting measures to address the growing problem
Vape industry chiefs have called for unscrupulous Scots retailers who sell their products to underage kids to be slapped with £10,000 on-the-spot fines.
And it follows research by the University of Glasgow this week highlighting how smoking e-cigs has become a fashionable trend among youngsters. The UKVIA insisted it wants harsher punishments for rogue traders who sell to kids - and warned the current levels of fines in Scotland, which start at just £200, are a let-off.
”While vaping plays a critical role in reducing the number of smokers in the UK and saving the taxpayer millions in the process, it is completely unacceptable for retailers to be selling these products to children. The UK-wide Chartered Trading Standards Institute warned in March their officers were “stretched thin” and that the “the scale of non-compliant vapes and the concerns around underage sales are snowballing and getting out of hand”.
It comes as the UK Government is reportedly considering a ban on fruity e-cigs in a bid to clamp down on youth vaping.
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