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Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
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Rachel Pugh

Morrisons issues nationwide BAN in all supermarkets - with Tesco and Sainsbury's following suit

Supermarket giant Morrisons has banned a popular product in all of its supermarkets following safety fears. The retail giant has prohibited the sale in its stores, with the likes of Tesco and Sainsbury's following suit.

It comes after Watermelon flavoured ELFBAR 600s were found to have at least 50% more than the legal limit for nicotine e-liquid. Morrisons, Sainsbury's and Tesco have all removed the affected watermelon Elf bars from shelves, but other flavours remain.

However, Morrisons has taken it a step further, and has banned the sale of all ELFBARs in all of its stores. A spokesperson told ITV News: "As part of our ongoing investigation into the legal compliance of ELFBAR 600 disposable electronic cigarettes with Trading Standards, we have made the decision to remove all flavoured variants from sale.

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