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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Tobi Thomas Health and inequalities correspondent

Nicotine pouches sold to children mimic sweets, says UK trading standards body

Jars of Zyn nicotine pouches
The Chartered Trading Standards Institute said the pouches currently fall between ‘regulatory gaps’. Photograph: Bloomberg/Getty Images

Nicotine pouches are being legally sold to children and are being made appealing to them with special flavours and packaging mimicking sweets, a trading standards body has said.

In June, it became illegal for single-use vapes to be sold in England to tackle their widespread use by children. However, there is currently no legislation that restricts the age at which you can buy nicotine pouches.

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