Council chiefs in South Tyneside are continuing to crackdown on illegal and “potentially unsafe” vaping products targeted at children after removing 1,500 from sale in the past year. South Tyneside Council’s trading standards department said they are working with partners, including schools, on the issue which is “very high” on their agenda, with an education campaign in place.
The vaping products are typically sold in brightly coloured packaging, with a variety of flavours and names such as Pink Lemonade, Cola, Lemon Sherbet and Banana Ice. The 1,500 products seized over the past 12 months were “ illegal in relation to their design, labelling and nicotine content”, according to council reports.
In addition many were not registered with the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Authority. Councillors at the latest meeting of the local authority’s licensing and regulatory services committee warned of the impact vaping can have on children in particular.
