12-05-2025
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
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McKesse MK Bar 7000 has been removed from the shelves for breaking legal regulation
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JNR Crystal Pro Max 5000 contain nicotine at concentrations of 18.0 mg/ml to 19.0 mg/ml
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The Crystal Bling 6000+ puffs has also been removed from the shelves
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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
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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
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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.
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"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.'
