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Trading standards seizure of illegal vapes and testing for prohibited substances
Request ID
17875
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1. How many illegal vapes have been seized by the trading standards service in the past year (January 2023 – January 2024)?
June: 98
July: 308
All other months: zero.
2. Of these vapes, how many were tested for the presence of prohibited substances?
Zero.
3. Of those tested, how many tested positive for fentanyl?
Zero.
