Vaper EXPO 2022
After 2 years of cancellations due to the pandemic it appears the Vaper Expo will be back.
The dates are 27th, 28th and 29th May 2022 and it will be held at the Birmingham NEC.
Dodgy Disposables
Yep sadly the Dodgy Disposable market has been making headlines again.
There really is no need for all this panic as a lot of disposables are perfectly fine – made by a large reputable vaping brand and are compliant with the TPD laws.
However recent raids on stores by Trading standards are finding counterfeit devices, plus illegally imported devices which do not comply with the TPD regulations.
Just to try and keep people safe if you are buying or selling disposable vapes make sure they are compliant with the following points…
1.Maximum 2ml capacity
2. Maximum 20mg (2%) nicotine strength
3. Check authenticity using the manufacturers website
4. Must have the correct Nicotine Health Warning
5. Ingredient list
6. Batch Number
7. Include instructions for use
A lot of vapers are rightly wary of disposable vapes as some of them are really really ropey – with no indication of what ingredients are inside, whether they use regulated ingredients or even toxic components, battery safety and general contaminate issues.
Plus headlines like this give a negative impression of our well-regulated safe vape market in the UK and it is very sad.
So sellers and buyers really need to be aware and avoid some of the obviously dodgy ones with knock off cartoon characters and unusual low prices too.
UK Gov Landmark Reviews For 2022
Apparently the UK Government in its “Levelling up” frame of mind has commissioned two new reviews for 2022…
- Ethnic Inequalities for Medical Devices – led by Dame Margaret Whitehead (Professor of Public Health – University of Liverpool)
- Review into Tobacco Control – led by Javed Khan OBE (former CEO of Barnardo’s).
Obviously both reviews are important but being a vaping site the Tobacco Control one is of particular interest.
The Government are exploring ways to help us all live longer healthier lives and one of the targets is to make Britain “Smoke Free” by 2030.
So far the UK Government have struck a great balance between regulation whilst still allowing and encouraging people to vape rather than smoke and hopefully this review will lead them to pursue a similar view in the future.
Apparently there are around 6 million tobacco smokers in the UK and the review is to collect independent evidence based advice to tackle how to move forward with the Smoke Free goal.
So keep an eye out in April 2022 when hopefully the findings of this review will be published.
Please let us know your thoughts on these recent news items and any others you have seen on your own travels!