OFFICERS from the county's trading standards team have seized a large quantity of illegal vapes today.
Teams from Worcestershire Trading Standards were out in Worcester where they confiscated oversized vapes.
The legal maximum tank size for an e-cigarette is 2ml - around 600 puffs.
The vapes seized were all of a much higher capacity.
Our officers have been out in #Redditch & #Worcester today and have seized a significant quantity of oversized vapes.
— Worcestershire TS (@WorcsTS) September 27, 2022
The legal Maximum tank size for an e-cigarette is 2ml (or around 600 puffs). These contained considerably more puffs@worcscc @myworcester @RedditchMatters pic.twitter.com/5CGVSv3rBs
Worcestershire Trading Standards showed two large bags of the confiscated items, with a spokesperson saying: "We are concerned about non-compliant vapes on sale in Worcestershire.
"Retailers should check stock to ensure they have the UK address of importer/manufacturer, nicotine content no more than 2 per cent, no more than 2ml capacity, information leaflets, appropriate health warnings and labelling."
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