The HSE has issued an urgent recall of two vape products for posing a "serious health risk" as they contain too much nicotine.
The products are the Fantasi Ice Orange and Fantasi Ice Remix Blackcurrant and Lemon, and they were examined by HSE experts. It was discovered that they have a nicotine concentration up to 25.3mg/ml.
In Ireland only 2% or 20mg/ml of nicotine is permitted in vaping products, so these two products are now being recalled. The HSE’s Environmental Health Service’s National Tobacco Control Office issued the RAPEX safety alert notice this week about the e-cigarette products saying they “contain more than the permitted concentration of nicotine and pose a serious risk to public safety”.
The HSE has contacted all major Irish distributors of e-cigarettes and refill containers to tell them about the issue. Anyone who has bought the Fantasi Ice Orange and Fantasi Ice Remix Blackcurrant and Lemon is advised to immediately stop using them.
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The e-cigarette products should also be returned to the shop where they were bought.
The HSE’s regional chief environmental health officer, Dr Maurice Mulcahy confirmed the alert issued over the two e-cigarette products He added that they have decided to recall the vaping products as a "precautionary measure."
"Our message for the public is to check the Fantasi Ice products you may have against the two products involved in this alert. If you have any of these products, we want you to stop using it and return it to the shop where you bought it.
“We are also asking retailers to stop selling the products listed and to contact the HSE with supplier traceability details. If retailers have sold or distributed any of the listed products, we want them to recall them by displaying a recall notice in a prominent position in their retail premises and on their website," added Dr Mulcahy.
The Fantasi Ice Orange has a batch code of 201614188. The Fantasi Ice Remix Blackcurrant and Lemon has a batch code of 20506085.
Retailers with any queries in relation to the e-cigarettes have been advised to contact the HSE at info.tpd@hse.ie. The HSE is asking all retailers who have any of the Fantasi products to remove them from their stores and to contact the HSE with full product traceability details.
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