Key Points:
·The trade standards department of Sheffield City Council in England has seized 27,000 illegal e-cigarettes from a warehouse.
·In the past year, 11,941 illegal e-cigarettes have been confiscated from retailers, and penalties have been imposed on three companies for selling e-cigarettes to minors.
·Two companies were fined 880 pounds each, while one individual was fined 440 pounds.
According to The Star on April 24th, the trade standards department of Sheffield City Council in Yorkshire, England recently seized 27,000 illegal e-cigarettes from a local warehouse. Multiple businesses have been fined for selling e-cigarettes to underage individuals.
A local government spokesperson has confirmed that recent law enforcement actions have resulted in the seizure of 27,000 illegal e-cigarettes from a warehouse in the city. Additionally, in the past year, the team has confiscated over 11,941 illegal e-cigarettes from retailers and has penalized three companies selling e-cigarettes to children, including fines of 880 pounds for two companies and a fine of 440 pounds for an individual.
Sheffield Director of Public Health Greg Fell stated that：
"E-cigarettes can help adult smokers quit smoking, but non-smokers should not start using e-cigarettes. It is important to prevent children from smoking, but we also do not want them to start using e-cigarettes."
The Chairman of the Sheffield Waste and Streetscene Policy Committee, Member Joe Otten expressed that:
"Our trade standards team's investigation and swift action are crucial. I thank them for their efforts, and also appreciate the support of the South Yorkshire Police. The design and promotion of these e-cigarettes are appealing to children and young people, which is concerning. Many of the seized e-cigarettes are unregulated and contain dangerously high levels of illegal nicotine."
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