,"The UK government has opened a detailed call for evidence to inform future regulations on flavours, ingredients, nicotine limits, device design, licensing, and product registration for tobacco, vaping, and nicotine products. Framed within the Tobacco and Vapes Bill, which aims to create a smoke-free generation and curb youth nicotine use, the initiative seeks scientific, industry, and public input on topics requiring further analysis before moving to formal consultation. While some areas—such as packaging rules, product displays, and restrictions on device design—will proceed directly to consultation, this evidence-gathering phase focuses on understanding flavouring substances, nicotine strengths, emissions, heavy metals, device technologies, and potential regulatory models for licensing and product registration.
The call highlights the public health rationale for stronger controls: rising youth vaping, harmful ingredient risks, high nicotine levels in products such as pouches, and evidence that flavour names and descriptors drive youth appeal. Submissions are requested from across the UK and internationally on matters including flavour creation methods, health risks of ingredients, heavy metal contamination, nicotine absorption profiles, business impacts, and appropriate nicotine limits. The evidence will shape forthcoming national proposals as part of a coordinated UK-wide strategy to reduce tobacco harm, prevent youth addiction, and shift health policy from treatment toward prevention."
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