Officers from Gloucestershire County Council’s trading standards service have seized 2,165 disposable e-cigarettes being sold illegally since November last year. The e-cigarettes, which did not show the correct labelling and health warnings, were seized from shops in Dursley, Stroud, Gloucester and Cheltenham. Many businesses have lost thousands of pounds through… Read More
e-cigarettes; vapes
Trading Standards checks on nicotine vape sales highlight problems
A test purchasing exercise, organised by Dorset Council Trading Standards found that nicotine ‘vapes’ are being sold to underage customers. During the checks a 15-year-old volunteer was able to buy the restricted items at three premises of the 11 tested. Investigations are continuing at those premises, and it highlights the… Read More