What do child health experts want from the vaping industry?
Child health experts want plain packaging introduced and rules tightened so that vapes can only be advertised as an aid to stopping smoking, rather than as a fun and colourful lifestyle product.
What percentage of young people vape?
A survey by YouGov and the charity Action on Smoking and Health (Ash) found that the proportion of children aged 11 to 17 who vape has risen from 4% in 2020 to 7% in 2022. The percentage of children who had tried vaping has also risen, from 14% to 16%.
Are children at risk from vaping?
Children are at risk from vaping, and more should be done to protect them from illegal and unregulated products containing high levels of nicotine, doctors are warning. Trading standards in England and Wales say the market is being flooded by unsafe, disposable vapes aimed at children.
How many complaints are made to trading standards over vapes?
But the BBC has been told of a rise in complaints to Trading Standards over shops selling vapes to children - increasing from dozens each month last year to hundreds per month in 2022, and thousands of counterfeit and illicit products being seized.