The Welsh Government is providing funding to Trading Standards Wales to help tackle illegal vaping in Wales, the Deputy Minister for Mental Health and Wellbeing, Lynne Neagle, has announced.
The funding will build on a previous operation to tackle illegal tobacco, which saw more than 840,000 illegal cigarettes and more than 400kg of illegal hand rolling tobacco seized from commercial premises in Wales.
Trading Standards Wales officers will be cracking down on illegal vapes by:
- undertaking test purchasing
- dog detection to identify rogue retailers
- intelligence gathering
- checks at ports to ensure illegal and possibly dangerous products are removed from sale quickly and effectively
This will help safeguard consumers from these products, including children and young people who are increasingly using vapes, and protecting legitimate businesses in Wales.
For further information please select the following link: Welsh Government funding to crack down on illegal vaping market | GOV.WALES