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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Sarah Marsh

Superdrug to stop selling single-use vapes in UK and Ireland

Discarded single-use vapes in a recycling bin in London
The UK government is reportedly poised to ban single-use vapes amid concerns the devices are being marketed to children. Photograph: Peter Dazeley/Getty Images

Superdrug will stop selling disposable vapes in all its UK and Ireland stores after concerns about the environmental damage from millions of single-use e-cigarettes.

Brands such as Vuse GO and Flavaah Bars would no longer be sold, the retailer said, adding that it would have the stock completely cleared by the end of the year. Superdrug said it sold an average of 1,300 units of single-use vapes a week in stores and did not sell them online.

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