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More than 1,000 dangerous vapes worth around £7,000 and eight times stronger than the legal limit have been seized. Trading standards officers found the illegal vapes with a tank size of 16ml and 7,000 puffs, over eight times the legal limit in the UK.
During the raid, 27 unsafe travel plug adaptors along with nine pouches of tobacco and 62 packets of shisha tobacco were also discovered. Around 1,000 vape pens with a variety of tank sizes ranging from 5ml to 16ml with 3,000 and 7,000 puffs were also uncovered by officers last week.
Legal vapes would usually give 600 to 800 puffs and have a 2ml tank size. The shop selling these vapes will now be under investigation and could be taken to court if they carry on selling illegal vapes.
Cllr Josh Rendall, lead member for local economy and employment, warned of the dangers of the growing trend for fake oversized vapes. He said: "Illegal vapes are becoming prominent in shops around London with unscrupulous businesses selling non-compliant and oversized fake vapes.
"It is becoming a growing trend amongst young people who are unaware that they are buying fakes and the risks it carries with it. This is a fantastic result for our trading standards team who have been working hard to remove these illegal and dangerous products from our streets and continue to educate retailers about the risks they pose.
"We encourage residents to report any concerns about any suspected illegal products to our trading standards team."
Shops have been found selling vapes from brands that have not been approved, despite containing the legal tank size, nicotine level and recommended puffs, the council added. Illegal vapes are not approved by the medicines and healthcare products regulator, the MHRA.
Oversized tanks carrying over the legal 2ml tank size and a vape pen should give no more than 600 to 800 puffs. The highest nicotine strength for vapes is two per cent and the nicotine liquid should not contain any additives or ingredients such as caffeine or taurine, the authority added.
Trading Standards are also carrying out test purchases to see if these vapes are being sold to under 18s.