UK Wholesaler: Withdrawal of Lost Mary Announced

Mar.05.2023
This is the second time that ELFBAR has been involved in such scandals.

Ellesmere Zhu - Booker Wholesale UK informed its retailers to withdraw Lost Mary BM600 disposable made by ELFBAR company from sale due to a non-compliance issue where some products were found to exceed the permitted e-liquid fill level exposed by Daily Mail for the second time this year. 

 

Earlier this month, all Elf Bar 600 Disposable pods were withdrawn from Booker after an investigation by the Daily Mail found some Elf Bar products contained tank capacities above the legal limit for the UK market. 

 

Reference

[1] Booker withdraws Elf Bar’s Lost Mary BM600 disposable vapes

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