SAFETY ALERT
UK Trading Standards tested 76 vapes sold as nicotine-free. Ten contained nicotine. This does not mean one in ten nicotine-free vapes across the UK contains nicotine.

ON OUR RADAR
UK law was written broadly enough to cover possible future nicotine products such as gels, creams and nasal inhalers. We have not confirmed that these are established consumer products in Wales or the UK.

PRODUCT WATCH
Caffeine pouches are being sold in the UK in the same small under-the-lip format as nicotine pouches. They contain caffeine, not nicotine.

SAFETY ALERT
Some cannabinoid vapes are sold with labels such as HHC, HHC-P, THC-P or THC-O. UK and Welsh testing shows the label may not match what is actually inside.

PRODUCT WATCH
Some nicotine chewing gum sold to consumers is not licensed as stop-smoking medicine. It can look similar to familiar nicotine replacement gum, so the packaging and purpose matter.

PRODUCT WATCH
Small nicotine tablets that sit under the lip and dissolve completely are now being sold in the UK. They are different from nicotine pouches because there is nothing left to remove.

RESEARCH ALERT
6-MN is a chemical similar to nicotine that has appeared in some international vape and oral products. Early research says it should not be assumed to be a safer alternative to nicotine.

DATA UPDATE
We have Welsh data on adults and young adults, plus Great Britain data for 11–17-year-olds. We do not yet have an equivalent Wales-wide figure for under-18s.

PRODUCT WATCH
Dissolvable nicotine strips and nicotine pearls are now being sold in the UK. These small oral products can leave little or nothing behind after use, but retail availability does not tell us how common use is in Wales.

PRODUCT WATCH
Toothpicks containing nicotine are being sold by UK-facing retailers. They may look ordinary, but they are nicotine products.