Vaping retailer VPZ has called for a national vaping policy to help the Scottish Government reach its 2034 smoke-free ambitions.
The Edinburgh-based company is urging health policymakers to introduce greater licensing and controls for selling vaping products.
VPZ says the current challenge facing the industry is imported, unregulated, disposable vaping products becoming readily available from local convenience stores and supermarkets with no regulation or controls.
Doug Mutter, VPZ Director, said: “We are urging the Scottish government to act now and implement measures where flavoured products can only be sold from specialist licensed vaping stores, where a challenge 25 policy is in place and consultation is aimed towards adult smokers and vapers.”
He added: “The US vaping market has been destroyed by a number of factors including a lack of regulation, and this is now a serious threat for the UK that will almost certainly damage the huge progress of vaping in transforming the health of the nation and helping the country meet its smoke free targets.
“It’s now vital that we have a strong collaboration with the Trading Standards, the MHRA, Border Force, the HMRC, the NHS and the Scottish government to tackle this problem. If we are to meet our ambitions of working towards a smoke-free generation, we now need to be bold and progressive approach where there is also advertising to promote and educate on the health benefits of vaping.”
VPZ recently launched a mobile vape clinic with celebrity ambassador Neil ‘Razor’ Ruddock, taking it on the road throughout the UK to help more people quit smoking and petitioned the UK government to ban smoking and lead the way for a progressive strategy for vaping to transform the health of the nation.
