What are UK Rules for Vaping Products

· Only those aged 18 and over can buy vapes or e-cigarettes

· Certain ingredients, such a caffeine and taurine, are banned

· Nicotine ingredient warnings must appear on packaging

· Packaging should be child-proof

· All e-cigarette and e-liquids containing nicotine have to be certified by the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency

  (MHRA) before they can be sold in the UK. Search up brands on the MHRA website.

· Any product that is not listed should be returned to the shop where it was bought or to your local trading standards office

· Anyone's experience of suspected side-effects from using vapes can be sent to the MHRA via the Yellow Card scheme

· Nicotine-free e-cigarettes do not have to be certified by the MHRA - they are subject to product safety regulations by Trading Standards