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Dublin Live
13-05-2025
- Health
- Dublin Live
HSE issues stark warning over three vapes that falsely claim to be nicotine-free
Our community members are treated to special offers, promotions and adverts from us and our partners. You can check out at any time. More info The HSE has issued a warning to vape users over three e-cigarettes that wrongly claim not to contain nicotine. E-cigarette smokers have been urged to stop using the products due to the false labelling. The products, for which European product safety (RAPEX) alerts have been issued, contain nicotine at concentrations of 18.0 mg/ml to 19.0 mg/ml following analysis by the State Laboratory. The implicated products are: The Crystal Bling 6000+ puffs - Sub-brand (flavour): 5G HRTP Blue Razz Lemonade, Batch No. THE240801 McKesse MK Bar 7000 - Sub-brand (flavour): Passionfruit & Lime JNR Crystal Pro Max 5000+ puff - 0% nicotine Sub-brands (flavours): Kiwi Watermelon Ice Batch No. C24H8399-CP5000 (Image: HSE) A notice on the HSE website reads: "People can return them to the shop where they were bought and retailers have been asked to stop selling them. HSE National Environmental Health Service is appealing to people selling e-cigarettes and vapes to ask their supplier where the products they are selling are coming from and are they legal." Dr Maurice Mulcahy, Regional Chief Environmental Health Officer, HSE said: 'The National Environmental Health Service is regularly finding non-compliant products on the Irish market. These 3 most recent alerts are for products labelled as containing 'no nicotine' but following laboratory analysis by the State Laboratory we found that they have concentrations as high as 19.0 mg/ml. (Image: HSE) "While this may be below the legal permitted limit of 20 mg/ml, it is not what the consumer has been told they contain. In addition, these products were found to have 7.7ml to 9.4ml of nicotine-containing liquid, almost 4 to 5 times the permitted volume (2ml). 'The HSE National Environmental Health Service, in response to finding non-compliant and unsafe products on the Irish market, will continue to use its legal powers to protect the public up to and including product seizure, product destruction and prosecutions." Join our Dublin Live breaking news service on WhatsApp. Click this link to receive your daily dose of Dublin Live content. We also treat our community members to special offers, promotions, and adverts from us and our partners. If you don't like our community, you can check out any time you like. If you're curious, you can read our Privacy Notice .
The Irish Sun
12-05-2025
- Health
- The Irish Sun
HSE chiefs in ‘stop using' warning to thousands of Irish vapers over 3 e-cigarette products
AN urgent warning has been issued for thousands of vapers over three e-cigarette products sold in Ireland. The 3 McKesse MK Bar 7000 has been removed from the shelves for breaking legal regulation Credit: X @HSELive 3 JNR Crystal Pro Max 5000 contain nicotine at concentrations of 18.0 mg/ml to 19.0 mg/ml Credit: X @HSELive 3 The Crystal Bling 6000+ puffs has also been removed from the shelves Credit: X @HSELive The products contain nicotine at concentrations of 18.0 mg/ml to 19.0 mg/ml following analysis by the State Laboratory. The alerts have been issued to the The e-cigarettes involved are the following: The Crystal Bling 6000+ puffs - Sub-brand (flavour): 5G HRTP Blue Razz Lemonade, Batch No. THE240801 McKesse MK Bar 7000 - Sub-brand (flavour): Passionfruit & Lime JNR Crystal Pro Max 5000+ puff - 0% nicotine Sub-brands (flavours): Kiwi Watermelon Ice Batch No. C24H8399-CP5000 Read more in Health The HSE took to They said: "Our National Environmental Consumers can return them to the shop where they were bought and retailers have been asked to stop selling them. Health chiefs also urged to people selling Most read in Health They added: "We are calling for much greater vigilance by retailers and importers of e- Dr Maurice Mulcahy, Regional Chief Environmental Health Officer, HSE said: 'The National Environmental Health Service is regularly finding non-compliant products on the Irish market. HSE in urgent 'don't regret it later' alert as they warn cough lasting three weeks could by cancer symptom "These three most recent alerts are for products labelled as containing 'no nicotine' but following laboratory analysis by the State Laboratory we found that they have concentrations as high as 19.0 mg/ml. "While this may be below the legal permitted limit of 20 mg/ml, it is not what the consumer has been told they contain. "In addition, these products were found to have 7.7ml to 9.4ml of nicotine-containing liquid, almost 4 to 5 times the permitted volume (2ml)." 'UNSAFE PRODUCTS' Dr Mulcahy continued: "The HSE National Environmental Health Service, in response to finding non-compliant and unsafe products on the Irish market, will continue to use its legal powers to protect the public up to and including product seizure, product destruction and prosecutions. 'However, retailers play an important role in protecting the consumers of such products from potential harm and should be checking both the products themselves and their suppliers' details before selling them on to "Otherwise, they may not only be putting the consumer at risk, they may be breaking the law and making it more difficult to trace and seek the recall and withdrawal of dangerous batches of such products." RECALL NOTICE And retailers who have sold or distributed any of these products must display a recall notice in their retail premises, website and Consumers are strongly advised to check their electronic cigarettes to see whether they may have the products involved in these alerts. If they have any of these products, consumers should stop using them and return them to the shop where they were purchased. The HSE has contacted distributors and importers of e-cigarettes and refill containers known to the HSE and made them aware of this issue and will be following up as required. LEGAL OBLIGATIONS Dr Mulcahy added: 'Retailers need to make themselves fully aware of their legal obligations and put in place robust and effective supplier controls. "We recommend retailers satisfy themselves that the products they sell are legally compliant and have been duly notified to the HSE via the European Common Entry Gate system (EU CEG). "Furthermore, if retailers also bring nicotine inhaling products into Ireland from another country that is outside the European Union, such the UK, they may by virtue of this fact also be considered an importer. "Being an importer places additional legal obligations requiring notification of these imported products to the HSE via the EU CEG and making a declaration on the EU CEG that they are responsible for the safety and quality of these products.'
The Journal
12-05-2025
- Health
- The Journal
HSE issues warning over three types of vape wrongly labelled as having no nicotine
The three vape products that the HSE has issued a warning about. HSE HSE THE HSE HAS issued a warning about three e-cigarette products that have been wrongly labelled as containing no nicotine. The health service said the three vapes were found to contain nicotine at concentrations of 18.0 mg/ml to 19.0 mg/ml after an analysis was carried out by the State Laboratory. The products involved are: The Crystal Bling 6000+ puffs – Sub-brand (flavour): 5G HRTP Blue Razz Lemonade, Batch No. THE240801 McKesse MK Bar 7000 – Sub-brand (flavour): Passionfruit & Lime JNR Crystal Pro Max 5000+ puff – 0% nicotine Sub-brands (flavours): Kiwi Watermelon Ice Batch No. C24H8399-CP5000. Three European product safety alerts have been issued over the products. The HSE has urged people to check the electronic cigarettes they have. If they have any of the products in question, they should stop using them and return them to the shop where they bought them. Advertisement Retailers who have these products must remove them from sale and contact them to provide product and full traceability details. Any retailer who has sold any of the vapes in question must also display a recall notice in a prominent position in their premises, as well as on their website and social media. Dr Maurice Mulcahy, the regional chief environment health officer at the HSE, said that while the nicotine found in the products is below the legal permitted limit of 20 mg/ml, 'it is not what the consumer has been told they contain'. He said the products were also found to have 7.7ml to 9.4ml of nicotine-containing liquid, almost 4 to 5 times the permitted volume of 2ml. 'The HSE National Environmental Health Service, in response to finding non-compliant and unsafe products on the Irish market, will continue to use its legal powers to protect the public up to and including product seizure, product destruction and prosecutions,' Mulcahy said. However, he said that retailers 'play an important role in protecting the consumers of such products from potential harm', adding that they should be checking both the products themselves and their suppliers' details before selling them on to consumers. 'Otherwise, they may not only be putting the consumer at risk, they may be breaking the law and making it more difficult to trace and seek the recall and withdrawal of dangerous batches of such products.' Readers like you are keeping these stories free for everyone... A mix of advertising and supporting contributions helps keep paywalls away from valuable information like this article. Over 5,000 readers like you have already stepped up and support us with a monthly payment or a once-off donation. Learn More Support The Journal
Irish Examiner
12-05-2025
- Health
- Irish Examiner
HSE warns people to stop using three vapes which are mislabelled as having no nicotine
The HSE has warned people to stop using three vapes or e-cigarettes which are falsely labelled as having 'no nicotine' when in fact they do contain high levels of nicotine. They were found to have nicotine at concentrations of 18.0 mg/ml to 19.0 mg/ml following analysis by the State Laboratory. People have been asked to return the following products to the shops: The Crystal Bling 6000+ puffs - Sub-brand (flavour): 5G HRTP Blue Razz Lemonade, Batch No. THE240801 McKesse MK Bar 7000 - Sub-brand (flavour): Passionfruit & Lime JNR Crystal Pro Max 5000+ puff - 0% nicotine Sub-brands (flavours): Kiwi Watermelon Ice Batch No. C24H8399-CP5000. Anyone who has used these vapes and feels unwell should contact their GP and also inform the HSE on a dedicated email address: Dr Maurice Mulcahy, Regional Chief Environmental Health Officer at the HSE said a number of issues were raised around these e-cigarettes. 'We found that they have (nicotine) concentrations as high as 19.0 mg/ml,' he said. 'While this may be below the legal permitted limit of 20 mg/ml, it is not what the consumer has been told they contain. 'In addition, these products were found to have 7.7ml to 9.4ml of nicotine-containing liquid, almost four to five times the permitted volume (2ml).' The HSE has the power to seize vapes breaching the legal limits, destroy them and carry out prosecutions. 'However, retailers play an important role in protecting the consumers of such products from potential harm and should be checking both the products themselves and their suppliers' details before selling them on to consumers,' he warned. 'Otherwise, they may not only be putting the consumer at risk, they may be breaking the law and making it more difficult to trace and seek the recall and withdrawal of dangerous batches of such products.' The HSE's national environmental health service has urged shops to check their products more carefully to 'ensure they are not breaking the law and endangering public health'. 'We are calling for much greater vigilance by retailers and importers of e-cigarettes with regard to the safety, quality packaging and labelling of such products in order to protect consumers from potential harm,' the HSE said. Distributors and importers have also been contacted. Dr Mulcahy pointed out if Irish-based retailers bring e-cigarettes into Ireland from a non-EU country, including Britain, 'they may by virtue of this fact also be considered an importer'.
