The UKVIA welcomes proposals for on-the-spot fines and a ‘robust licensing scheme’, both of which were raised as part of a discussion on illegal vape… Read More »UKVIA agrees with call for on-the-spot fines and vape licensing scheme to protect itself from criminal activity and illegal vape sales
Prime Minister’s announcement echoes long standing calls from the UK’s biggest vape trade body which also urges tough action on those selling illicit and illegal… Read More »UK Vaping Industry Association welcomes government clampdown on rogue firms selling vapes to children
In light of the recent Chartered Trading Standards Institute (CTSI) statement on non-compliant vapes in the marketplace, the UK Vaping Industry Association has issued the following… Read More »UKVIA response to CTSI concerns on illicit vape sales
Advice on implementing a ‘Challenge 25’ policy, maintaining a ‘refusals register’, staff training and using Digital ID are all covered. As youth vaping continues to… Read More »UKVIA updates its ‘Preventing Underage Sales Guide’ for UK retailers
Vape sector must not ‘hand ammunition to anti-vaping groups’ by flouting the law and targeting children. UKVIA Director General John Dunne has warned that vape… Read More »Warning that ‘irresponsible’ vape brands producing and marketing child-friendly products could ‘kill the industry’.
Controversial proposals from the Scottish Green Party to ban flavoured vapes to protect the health of children have been branded ‘backwards and nonsensical’ by the… Read More »UKVIA says Scottish Greens are ‘in denial of the facts’ over plans to ban sweet flavoured vapes.
