UPDATED: Advice for retailers on disposable e-cigarettes (additional batches withdrawn)
Further to the previous advice provided by SGF, Trading Standards have issued a further note on non-compliant products. Please see attached and below.
Trading Standards have advised that all non-compliant products and any items that do not meet with MHRA standards must immediately be withdrawn from sale.
The following Elf Bar 600 SKUs have previously been identified as containing more nicotine liquid than the 2ml legal maximum allowed under the rules: EPOI 7693, EP020398, EP020250, EP019749, EP020257, EP019746, EP020120, EP020394, EP019893, EP019894.
Additional affected batches (UPDATED: 15th March 2023):
Lost Mary BM600
Flavours: Watermelon, Double Apple, Kiwi Passion Fruit Guava, Cotton Candy Ice, Strawberry Ice, Blueberry Sour Raspberry
Batches: LP017641, LP018253, LP019438, LP019923, LP020487 & LP021149
Lost Mary QM600
Flavours: Grape, Cola
Batches: LP017906 & LP016850
It is an offence for retailers to sell non-compliant products and, in the case of e-cigarettes, this includes products that do not comply with the Tobacco and Related Products Regulations 2016 even if those products have been notified to Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA).
All non-compliant products must be withdrawn from sale.
Steps retailers can take:
Ask that all manufacturers of e-cigarettes provide you with adequate proof of fill level (e.g. certificates of independent testing from an approved and accredited laboratory) before you agree to stock their products.
An additional useful step would be that retailers also intermittently test the stock placed on their shelves to ensure that the fill level remains consistently at 2ml.