A rise in shops selling vaping products to children as young as 12 is causing alarm among Trading Standards officers, a poll suggests.
A survey by the Chartered Trading Standards Institute (CTSI) found 60% of local Trading Standards services are most concerned about high street shops selling illicit vapes or vaping products to children.
Trading Standards said it has seen a surge in illicit sales of vaping products by specialist shops, convenience stores and corner shops over the past year, with more than 1.4 tonnes of illegal vapes seized in the last six months of 2022 in the north east of England alone.
