Trading standards in England and Wales say the market is being flooded by unsafe, disposable vapes aimed at children.Children are at risk from vaping, and more should be done to protect them from illegal and unregulated products containing high levels of nicotine, doctors are warning.Selling e-cigarettes or vapes to children is illegal in the UK, and every vaping product sold containing nicotine must be registered by the medicines and healthcare products regulator, the MHRA.
"Vaping is far from risk-free and may be addictive," said Dr Max Davie, from the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health. "We must make efforts to stop children and young people picking up and using these products." UK laws limit how much nicotine and e-liquid is allowed, and health warnings are required on packaging.
Some look very similar to big-name vape brands, but are fake - others contain illegal amounts of nicotine and e-liquid.Instead of containing around 600 puffs, which is what UK regulations allow, disposable vape devices containing up to 10,000 puffs are being sold in the UK. "The flood of glamorous promotion of vaping on social media is completely inappropriate and social media platforms should take responsibility and turn off the tap," said chief executive Deborah Arnott.Colourful disposable vapes are driving the rise in vaping among teenagers, surveys suggest
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