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[thejournal.ie] , O'Carroll, Conor Thousands of illegal vapes seized from shops by HSE over the past year. (30 Jul 2025)

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Over 3,500 vapes have been seized from shops by the HSE for breaching regulations since the start of 2024, new figures show. Disposable vapes found with too much e-liquid, nicotine strength beyond the legal limits and incorrect or missing health and safety information on the packaging were among the breaches recorded. Some vapes that claimed to be nicotine-free were also found to contain the addictive drug....

[See also, Vapes posing as ‘nicotine free’ found to contain nicotine, thejournal.ie 31 July 2025]

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News

Publication Type

Irish-related

Drug Type

Tobacco / Nicotine

Intervention Type

Crime prevention

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thejournal.ie

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