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Will Vapes Need Removable Batteries? The New Battery Rules Explained

Will Vapes Need Removable Batteries? The New Battery Rules Explained

No UK law currently requires vapes to have removable batteries, and no such rule has even been proposed for England, Scotland or Wales yet. What is real is bigger than vaping: a wave of battery law that will require nearly every gadget with a portable battery, phones, tablets, earbuds, toys...

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Irish Prime Minister’s Vape Claim Clashes With Health Guidance

Irish Prime Minister’s Vape Claim Clashes With Health Guidance

Irish Prime Minister Micheál Martin called vapes “nearly worse than cigarettes” while urging tougher action at a Sept. 8 Fianna Fáil gathering in Tullamore, according to The Journal. The comparison blurs a distinction smokers need when considering alternatives: lower risk does not mean no risk. Martin also claimed that “we...

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Vaping Products Duty Is Now in Effect: Vape Duty Stamps, Prices and Key Dates

Vaping Products Duty Is Now in Effect: Vape Duty Stamps, Prices and Key Dates

Vaping Products Duty came into effect on 1 October 2026. It adds £2.20 of excise duty to every 10ml of vaping liquid, with or without nicotine, and products made or imported from that date must carry a vaping duty stamp. The UK's new vape tax is no longer on the...

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