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Hundreds of illegal vapes seized from King's Lynn shop by Norfolk County Council Trading Standards




Nearly 450 "dangerous" illegal vapes have been seized from a town shop.

Norfolk County Council's Trading Standards team led an operation into a Lynn store which was selling the products.

The shop has not been identified.

The illegal vapes were seized for an unidentified Lynn shop (Image: Lynn Police)
The illegal vapes were seized for an unidentified Lynn shop (Image: Lynn Police)

Cllr Margaret Dewsbury, the county counil's cabinet member for communities and partnerships, said: “This was another successful partnership operation, acting on intelligence from the public, which has seen dangerous products removed from sale and warnings given to the business about selling illegal products.

"On this occasion we seized 449 illegal vapes which is a significant quantity, and I welcome this work by officers."

Councillors have advised people to look out for illegal vapes by checking the strength of the products they are buying, and whether or not they have a UK address on their packaging.

E-cigarettes that contain more than the legal level of nicotine can cause "unexpected harm" to consumers.

The council has also advised businesses to perform a series of checks before agreeing to purchase products to sell:

  • Check the strength, with the maximum strength being 2% nicotine
  • Check the capacity, as the maximum capacity is 2ml
  • Check the warning: it should state "…nicotine is a highly addictive substance", not "…nicotine is a highly addictive chemical".
  • Check there is a UK address on the product


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