FOI release

Seizures of illegal disposable e-cigarettes and liquids in the last three calendar years

Case reference FOI2024/00151

Published 26 January 2024

Request

I would like to know, for each of the last three calendar years, how many seizures of illegal disposable e-cigarettes and liquids from shops in Herefordshire have been made by the council's trading standards officers, and what the total value of these were for each year.

Response

I would like to know, for each of the last three calendar years, how many seizures of illegal disposable e-cigarettes and liquids from shops in Herefordshire have been made by the council's trading standards officers, and what the total value of these were for each year.

A) Please see the information below, as requested:

1st January 2021 > 31st December 2021

Disposable e-cigarettes seized: 0

E-liquids seized: 0

Retail Value (approx.)

N/A

1st January 2022 > 31st December 2022

Disposable e-cigarettes seized: 1,193

E-liquids seized: 1,092

Retail Value (approx.)

Disposable e-cigarettes: £14,920

E-liquid: £13,150

Combined: £28,070

1st January 2023 > 31st December 2023

Disposable e-cigarettes seized: 578

E-liquids seized: 0

Retail Value (approx.)

Disposable e-cigarettes: £7,200

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