Recently, according to the British media Newsandstar, five stores in Cumbria, Northern England, have been found to be selling nearly 2,000 unauthorized disposable e-cigarettes since the beginning of 2024.
According to the Cambria Trade Standards Service, during inspections conducted in January and February of this year in the Whitehaven and Carlisle areas, it was found that the e-cigarette devices being sold by these shops were in violation of the 2016 Tobacco and Related Products Regulations.
The report also states that police have found that some of the e-cigarette devices being sold in the raided shops have battery capacities far exceeding the limits set by law. As the e-cigarette ban approaches, the demand for these illegal and oversized e-cigarette products is also increasing.
Bob Kelly, a councillor in the city of Cumbria responsible for licensing and regulatory services, credits the success to the hard work of the Cumbria Council Trading Standards department. He assures that they will continue to remove illegal and unregulated e-cigarette products to protect the health and well-being of Cumbria residents.
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