Views on vaping

Vaping is an effective tool to help people quit smoking and was a critical recommendation in last year’s Khan Review.

When asked to list the areas of high street enforcement work that are causing their local Trading Standards service the most concern, over 60% of Chartered Trading Standards Institute (CTSI) members said they were most worried about shops selling illicit vapes, or selling vaping products to children.

Alice Wiseman, ADPH Board member and policy lead for addiction, explains:

“Vaping is a helpful tool for quitting so, at the same time as continuing to advocate for tighter regulations where needed, we must ensure a balance between protecting young people and supporting smokers to quit.

“Clearly however, we need to reduce the number of young people accessing vape products and the amount of non-compliant products available for sale and we are working closely with our colleagues in Trading Standards to support compliance with regulations and take enforcement action when necessary.”