The Canadian government's website announced on 24 October that the Ministry of Health has released the "E-cigarette Compliance and Enforcement Report" for the period April 2023 to March 2024.
Health Canada inspectors conducted on-site retail inspections from April 2023 to March 2024 to verify compliance with the Tobacco and Vaping Products Act (TVPA) and the Canada Consumer Product Safety Act (CCPSA).
During this period, Health Canada inspected a total of 288 e-cigarette specialty stores, of which 38% were found to be non-compliant. In Canada, the Ministry of Health seized illegal e-cigarette products from 109 e-cigarette stores. The most common types of non-compliance included advertising unauthorised flavours, failing to display nicotine concentration statements or health warnings on packaging, and displaying nicotine concentrations in excess of 20 milligrams per millilitre in e-cigarettes.
The Canadian Public Health Agency conducted on-site inspections of gas stations and convenience stores in 2015. Of the 1609 stores selling e-cigarette products, 3.2% were found to have compliance issues. In response to these issues, Health Canada seized non-compliant e-cigarette products from 51 gas stations and convenience stores. The most common types of non-compliance were inappropriate flavour advertising and packaging that lacked nicotine concentration statements or health warnings.
In addition, 5.4% of gas stations and convenience stores inspected for tobacco sales in 2004 were found to be non-compliant. The Canadian Public Health Agency seized non-compliant tobacco products from 108 gas stations and convenience stores. The most common type of non-compliance was packaging that did not meet the plain and standardised appearance requirements of the Tobacco Products Regulations.
The Canadian government's website announced on 24 October that the Ministry of Health has released the "E-cigarette Compliance and Enforcement Report" for the period April 2023 to March 2024.
Health Canada inspectors conducted on-site retail inspections from April 2023 to March 2024 to verify compliance with the Tobacco and Vaping Products Act (TVPA) and the Canada Consumer Product Safety Act (CCPSA).
During this period, Health Canada inspected a total of 288 e-cigarette specialty stores, of which 38% were found to be non-compliant. In Canada, the Ministry of Health seized illegal e-cigarette products from 109 e-cigarette stores. The most common types of non-compliance included advertising unauthorised flavours, failing to display nicotine concentration statements or health warnings on packaging, and displaying nicotine concentrations in excess of 20 milligrams per millilitre in e-cigarettes.
The Canadian Public Health Agency conducted on-site inspections of gas stations and convenience stores in 2015. Of the 1609 stores selling e-cigarette products, 3.2% were found to have compliance issues. In response to these issues, Health Canada seized non-compliant e-cigarette products from 51 gas stations and convenience stores. The most common types of non-compliance were inappropriate flavour advertising and packaging that lacked nicotine concentration statements or health warnings.
In addition, 5.4% of gas stations and convenience stores inspected for tobacco sales in 2004 were found to be non-compliant. The Canadian Public Health Agency seized non-compliant tobacco products from 108 gas stations and convenience stores. The most common type of non-compliance was packaging that did not meet the plain and standardised appearance requirements of the Tobacco Products Regulations.
The Ministry stated that the non-compliance issues and enforcement actions listed in the report were identified by inspectors from the Public Health Agency of Canada during inspections and are limited to the products inspected or sampled at the site.
These inspections may include only some of the products and promotional activities found at a particular site. The report provides information on inspection results within a specific time period and does not take into account additional compliance activities that may have occurred after the inspection.
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