The Local Authority Recycling Advisory Committee (LARAC), which is currently run by twenty local authority waste management officers, have expressed their profound disappointment in the recent reproval. LARAC have argued that it is actually local authorities who shoulder most of the responsibility when it comes to handling vape waste and have since called for the … Read more
The UK Vaping Industry Association (UKVIA) has urgently requested the Government to pause the implementation of the new Tobacco and Vapes Bill, expressing concerns over potential public health crises. Hidden within the Regulatory Impact Assessment (RIA) of the Department of Health & Social Care (DHSC), it is shockingly disclosed that there has been no investigation … Read more
The UKVIA welcomes proposals for on-the-spot fines and a ‘robust licensing scheme’, both of which were raised as part of a discussion on illegal vape sales by Peter Gibson MP during a Westminster Hall Debate this week. The debate saw a general cross-party consensus that there needs to be increased regulations and licensing on the … Read more
As I write this column, I am heading back from the Conservative Party Conference in Manchester where there had been intense media speculation about vaping and trains in the run up to the event. Rumours that the Prime Minister would axe the northern leg of the HS2 high-speed rail line turned out to be true. … Read more
With a potential ban on disposable vapes looming, The UK Vaping Industry Association (UKVIA) has announced the launch of a new online information hub designed to provide vapers with information on recycling. John Dunne, Director General of the UKVIA, said in response to the proposed ban: “Firstly, disposable vapes are proven to be hugely effective … Read more
The first ever UKVIA-commissioned economic impact assessment into the UK’s vaping industry reveals its positive effect for the economy, job creation, the NHS and the Exchequer. We all know that the vaping industry is constantly at the receiving end of unfair criticism, misinformation and often woeful mainstream media coverage based on bad science. It undermines … Read more
The issue of youth access to vaping is hotter than ever. Practically every day now the media runs stories on this and, sadly, it dominates the headlines, often overshadowing the amazing results we are seeing from record numbers of adult smokers switching to vaping. Here at the UKVIA we are in no doubt about our … Read more
The UKVIA Vaping Industry Forum will now take place on Friday 18th November after it was originally cancelled in September following the passing of the Queen. Discussions on youth vaping, environmental sustainability, sale of non-compliant products and ensuring consistency of attitudes and policies towards e-cigarettes in the health service will take centre stage. Says John Dunne, … Read more
Amid a worrying increase in schoolchildren vaping in Scotland, there are calls for £10,000 fines each time a retailer makes underage sales instore or online. Rogue retailers who sell vape products to minors should be fined at least £10,000 for each offence, according to an influential trade body. The UK Vaping Industry Association said the … Read more
Regulators are being urged to clamp down hard on retailers selling illegal super-strength disposable vape pods in the UK. Pod systems with nicotine strengths of up to two-and-a-half times the UK limit are being sold online and in convenience stores by a significant minority of unscrupulous retailers. The maximum permitted nicotine strength is 20mg/ml but … Read more
The UKVIA has joined calls for the government to cut the World Health Organization’s funding (WHO) if it continues to attack vaping. A group of influential politicians wants the UK to consider ‘dramatically scaling back’ the WHO’s funding unless it acknowledges the science and changes its ‘antagonistic approach’ to e-cigarettes. While the UK is set … Read more
The UK Vaping Industry Association (UKVIA) has launched an online survey after a number of global distributors cut off their services to vaping companies. The trade body aims to investigate who has been affected by the move, and how it has impacted the shipment of reduced risk products across the world. Leading providers such as … Read more
The UK Vaping Industry Association (UKVIA) has today outlined its ‘Blueprint for Better Regulation’, a framework to guide future vaping policy. The UKVIA report called on the government to use its post-Brexit independence to maintain the country’s progressive attitude towards e-cigarettes. A review of the Tobacco and Related Products Regulations (TRPR) is currently underway, with … Read more
The UK’s largest vape trade association says the government now has its “biggest opportunity yet” to create regulations to support smoke-free targets. The UK Vaping Industry Association (UKVIA) is poised to make a major announcement to outline its vision for the regulation of the industry in post-Brexit Britain. It will set out its “Blueprint for Better … Read more
The UK Vaping Industry Association (UKVIA) is once again urging the government to classify vape shops as essential businesses to help keep people from smoking during the latest lockdown. The trade body has been pushing for vape shops to be classified as ‘essential’ since the first lockdown in March and is now stepping up its … Read more
The vape industry is ‘extremely disappointed’ that the UK government does not deem vape shops to be an essential service, the UK Vaping Industry Association (UKVIA) has said. UKVIA director general John Dunne made the statement ahead of a second nationwide lockdown that will see all but sellers of essential goods and services shut down … Read more
The UK Vaping Industry Association (UKVIA) will host a webinar next Tuesday to address the issue of underage e-cigarette sales. The webinar, which is sponsored by Vapouround, will coincide with the launch of a new guide on the issue made in conjunction with Trading Standards. The screening will feature a panel of speakers covering topics … Read more
UK Vaping Industry Association (UKVIA) director John Dunne has been appointed non-executive director of Arcus Compliance. The Wales-based company is regarded among the top vape consultancy agencies in Europe and counts many of the world’s leading brands among its clients. Dunne is well-established in the vape industry through his work with the UKVIA and has … Read more
The UKVIA has written to the English, Scottish and Welsh governments to ask them to keep vape shops open during the Covid-19 pandemic and isolation periods. It follows similar successful lobbying by Dr Riccardo Polosa in Italy. Polosa wrote to the government asking them to consider keeping vape retailers open to prevent stressed former smokers … Read more
