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1: What are UK rules on vaping?

April 14, 2023

Vapes or e-cigarettes don't contain the harmful tobacco present in normal cigarettes, but they do contain nicotine - the substance which makes people addicted to smoking.

They are growing in popularity as an aid for quitting smoking, along with other nicotine replacement products like patches or gum.

The Department of Health and Social Care in England says that while they're not risk-free, UK-regulated vapes are far less harmful than smoked tobacco. But it continues to strongly discourage non-smokers and children from using them.

UK laws limit how much nicotine and e-liquid is allowed, and health warnings are required on packaging.

However, large numbers of vapes which are not designed for the UK market, are being smuggled into the country.

"There's no way of knowing what's in them," said Helen Donegan, senior trading standards officer with Leicestershire County Council, who told the BBC that 8,000 illegal vapes had been found at one premises alone.

"They are making them extremely attractive to young people - but they could be inhaling a banned substance."

Some look very similar to big-name vape brands, but are fake - others contain illegal amounts of nicotine and e-liquid.

Here are reasons why UK rules on vaping:
  • only those aged 18 and over can buy vapes or e-cigarettes
  • certain ingredients, such a caffeine and taurine, are banned
  • nicotine ingredient warnings must appear on packaging
  • packaging should be child-proof
  • all e-cigarette and e-liquids containing nicotine have to be certified by the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) before they can be sold in the UK. Search up brands on the MHRA website.
  • any product that is not listed should be returned to the shop where it was bought or to your local trading standards office
  • anyone's experience of suspected side-effects from using vapes can be sent to the MHRA via the Yellow Card scheme
  • nicotine-free e-cigarettes do not have to be certified by the MHRA - they are subject to product safety regulations by Trading Standards
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