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Irish Daily Mirror
12-05-2025
- Health
- Irish Daily Mirror
HSE issues urgent warning to Irish vapers about three types of e-cigarette
The HSE has issued a warning to the public over three types of electronic cigarettes that are labelled wrongly as containing 'no nicotine' when they do, in fact, contain nicotine. The HSE National Environmental Health Service (NEHS) is alerting the public to stop using the products, which have also been the subject of European product safety (RAPEX) alerts. The three products for which the warning has been issued, which contain nicotine at concentrations of 18.0 mg/ml to 19.0 mg/ml following analysis by the State Laboratory, 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 The public has been advised that they can return the affected products to the shop where they were bought, while retailers have been asked to stop selling them. The NEHS is appealing to people selling e-cigarettes and vapes to ask their supplier where the products they are selling are coming from and if they are legal. It is also 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. 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 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). '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 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.' In light of the warnings, consumers have been advised to check the electronic cigarettes they may have against the products involved in these alerts. If they have any of these products, they should stop using them and return them to the shop where they were purchased. If they have used these products and experienced any ill effects, they should contact their General Practitioner for advice and notify the HSE at Retailers, meanwhile, have been issued with the following advice: More information on the products can be found here using the words 'electronic cigarette'.
Yahoo
20-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Harrogate Spring Flower Show to return from April 24 to April 27
The Harrogate Spring Flower Show is set to return this April. The event, which celebrates its 105th anniversary this year, will take place at the Great Yorkshire Events Centre (formerly the Great Yorkshire Showground) from April 24 to 27. The show, organised by the North of England Horticultural Society (NEHS), attracts more than 40,000 visitors each year, according to a spokesperson. The 2025 show will feature the Floral Hall, showcasing seasonal displays of spring blooms from dozens of UK growers, plant nurseries, and societies. The event celebrates its 105th anniversary this year (Image: Supplied) Visitors can also take inspiration from the event's Show Gardens and Creative Borders, as well as an exhibition of creative floral art billed as the biggest in the UK. This year's floral installations will range from the classic appeal of Spring Meadow and Cottagecore to large-scale fantasy themes and gothic-inspired floral costumes. There will also be daily live competitions, where contestants will have just 90 minutes to create a large-scale display. The 2025 Show Gardens and Borders will "reflect a message of legacy for designers, charities, and organisations," with creations inspired by the value of the food we eat, as well as Bradford's status as City of Culture 2025, and the benefits of gardening in small spaces. The Floral Hall will feature at the 2025 show (Image: Supplied) Visitors to the show can also enjoy talks and demonstrations by expert speakers and creators across four live stages, covering topics from growing for beginners to cooking with homegrown produce. Nick Smith, director of Harrogate Flower Shows, said: "April is the perfect time to celebrate the awaking of our gardens after a long winter with our extravaganza of the very best in horticulture. "As the UK's biggest exhibition of specialist gardening groups, we offer inspiration in spades for gardens of all sizes, and are delighted to welcome so many designers, horticulturists, growers, colleges, and charities to the show to share their expertise with a wide audience." Tickets are available now at a discounted rate of £23 per person until April 8, or £28 after this date. The Harrogate Spring Flower Show is one of two flower shows hosted annually by the NEHS, the other being the Harrogate Autumn Flower Show; the pair of events attracts a combined audience of around 70,000 visitors each year, according to a spokesperson. In 2023, the NEHS was able to provide more than £350,000 of charitable support to horticulture through the delivery of the combined Harrogate Flower Shows, "a figure only achievable through ticket admissions." More information is available at
