Council seizes unsafe disposable e-cigarettes from retailer.

Sep.07.2022
Council seizes unsafe disposable e-cigarettes from retailer.
400 mislabeled disposable e-cigarettes seized by Milton Keynes City Council due to safety concerns.

The Milton Keynes City Council confiscated 400 mislabeled disposable electronic cigarettes from a shop in Bletchley due to safety concerns.


The Trade Standards Subcommittee of the committee seized products with an estimated retail value of over £4000.


Legally speaking, the capacity of a disposable e-cigarette can only be 2ml or 600 puffs. The seized goods were 12ml, equivalent to 2400 cigarettes.


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