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Prohibited substances in vapes

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Dear Croydon Borough Council,

This is a request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

Thank you for your response to my recent FOI request about the seizures of illegal vapes. I understand from this data that in April 2023, 697 illegal vapes were seized by the trading standards team, and 6 of these were tested for prohibited substances in October 2023.

Please can you provide the following information:

1) Which prohibited substances were tested for?
2) What were the results of these tests?

I'd like to remind you that you have 20 working days to respond to this request. If you require further clarification, please do not hesitate to call me on +44 7469992844.

Thank you in advance.

Yours faithfully,

Luke Chafer

Information Team Croydon
Digital Services
Assistant Chief Executive Directorate
Bernard Wetherill House
7th Floor, Zone B
Croydon
CR0 1EA

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Dear Luke Chafer

Freedom of information request - FOI/9340

Subject: FOI - Prohibited substances in vapes

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Croydon Digital Services

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Croydon CR0 1EA

Information Team Croydon
Digital Services
Assistant Chief Executive Directorate
Bernard Wetherill House
7th Floor, Zone B
Croydon
CR0 1EA

Contact: Information Team
[Croydon Borough Council request email]

Dear Luke Chafer

Request FOI/9340

Further to your request received on 20/02/2024, I confirm that the Council
has now considered your request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

Specifically, you have requested the following information:

Thank you for your response to my recent FOI request about the seizures of
illegal vapes. I understand from this data that in April 2023, 697 illegal
vapes were seized by the trading standards team, and 6 of these were
tested for prohibited substances in October 2023.

Please can you provide the following information:

1) Which prohibited substances were tested for?
2) What were the results of these tests?

Please find our responses as follows:

For clarity, the six disposable vapes were submitted for testing in
relation to the volume and density liquids extracted, together with the
nicotine concentration of each.

Please see below results of these tests:

USN

Sample

Nicotine (mg/mL)

Volume (mL)

E263