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| Vaping: Rise in teenage use a concern for Kent County Council | Vaping: Rise in teenage use a concern for Kent County Council |
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| KCC said removing dangerous products from market would lead to less young lives being put at risk | KCC said removing dangerous products from market would lead to less young lives being put at risk |
| Concerns have been raised that the growing use of vapes among young people may lead to them smoking cigarettes. | Concerns have been raised that the growing use of vapes among young people may lead to them smoking cigarettes. |
| Kent County Council (KCC) has urged businesses and residents to report illegal vapes and under-age sales to trading standards officers. | Kent County Council (KCC) has urged businesses and residents to report illegal vapes and under-age sales to trading standards officers. |
| The council said removing dangerous products from market would lead to less young lives being put at risk. | The council said removing dangerous products from market would lead to less young lives being put at risk. |
| A government spokesperson said regulations have been introduced to prevent young people from vaping. | A government spokesperson said regulations have been introduced to prevent young people from vaping. |
| Vaping products containing nicotine are required by law to carry a warning label on the box, and in 2015, legislation was introduced to ban the sales of vaping products to those under the age of 18. | Vaping products containing nicotine are required by law to carry a warning label on the box, and in 2015, legislation was introduced to ban the sales of vaping products to those under the age of 18. |
| However, the Local Government Association (LGA) wants new measures to regulate the display and marketing of vaping products in the same way as tobacco. | However, the Local Government Association (LGA) wants new measures to regulate the display and marketing of vaping products in the same way as tobacco. |
| England's chief medical officer Professor Chris Whitty said some products are intended to appeal to those underage, and that the UK should do "everything we can" to reduce vaping among children. | England's chief medical officer Professor Chris Whitty said some products are intended to appeal to those underage, and that the UK should do "everything we can" to reduce vaping among children. |
| Keep vapes away from children in shops - councils | Keep vapes away from children in shops - councils |
| Illegal vape sales are High Street's biggest threat | Illegal vape sales are High Street's biggest threat |
| Vaping - is it a risk-free option? | Vaping - is it a risk-free option? |
| Rebecca Crean, the headteacher of Tonbridge Grammar School, said shops "entice" young people with bright and colourful advertising. | Rebecca Crean, the headteacher of Tonbridge Grammar School, said shops "entice" young people with bright and colourful advertising. |
| "It is easy for a young person to go in to see what the shop is about and to perhaps take the next step and buy a product and try it, and that is the danger," she said. | "It is easy for a young person to go in to see what the shop is about and to perhaps take the next step and buy a product and try it, and that is the danger," she said. |
| "Some of the products will have high levels of nicotine and they will be addicted." | "Some of the products will have high levels of nicotine and they will be addicted." |
| A KCC spokesperson said: "We are concerned at the growing popularity of vaping among young people and how it might lead to them taking up smoking cigarettes. | A KCC spokesperson said: "We are concerned at the growing popularity of vaping among young people and how it might lead to them taking up smoking cigarettes. |
| "Vapes are not a risk-free alternative." | "Vapes are not a risk-free alternative." |
| Marcus Saxton, chairman of the Independent British Vape Trade Association, said "greater enforcement and education" is needed. | Marcus Saxton, chairman of the Independent British Vape Trade Association, said "greater enforcement and education" is needed. |
| A government spokesperson said: "We are clear that children should not use vapes and have introduced regulations to prevent them from vaping." | A government spokesperson said: "We are clear that children should not use vapes and have introduced regulations to prevent them from vaping." |
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| Related Topics | Related Topics |
| Kent County Council | Kent County Council |
| Smoking | Smoking |
| Vaping | Vaping |