The HSE has told the Irish Mirror it is looking into reports that certain flavours of a widely used vaping product may contain illegally high levels of the addictive substance nicotine.
The investigation by Ireland's health service comes as some supermarkets throughout the UK have started banning Elf Bars from sale after an investigation found certain flavours exceed maximum nicotine levels.
In particular, the probe found that the watermelon-flavoured Elf Bar 600s had at least 50% over the legal limit for nicotine e-liquid. This flavour was stocked in some of the major UK supermarkets, including Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Asda and Morrisons.
