Freedom of information response

Trading standards seizure of illegal vapes and testing for prohibited substances

Publication date: 
Wednesday 15 May 2024
Request: 

1) How many illegal vapes have been seized by the trading standards service in the past year (January 2023 – January 2024)
2) Of these vapes, how many were tested for the presence of prohibited substances 
3) Of those tested, how many tested positive for fentanyl 

If possible, please can you provide these statistics broken down by month.

Response: 
  1. How many illegal vapes have been seized by the trading standards service in the past year (January 2023 – January 2024) 2871 vapes seized
  2. Of these vapes, how many were tested for the presence of prohibited substances 0
  1. Of those tested, how many tested positive for fentanyl 0
Request reference:
FOI 13778