{"id":267399,"date":"2025-08-02T21:05:07","date_gmt":"2025-08-02T20:05:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/undercover-filming-shows-disposable-vapes-being-illegally-sold-in-wales-despite-ban-itv-news\/"},"modified":"2025-08-02T21:05:07","modified_gmt":"2025-08-02T20:05:07","slug":"undercover-filming-shows-disposable-vapes-being-illegally-sold-in-wales-despite-ban-itv-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/undercover-filming-shows-disposable-vapes-being-illegally-sold-in-wales-despite-ban-itv-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Undercover filming shows disposable vapes being illegally sold in Wales despite ban | ITV News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/bIoxHik7utc\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Undercover filming shows disposable vapes being illegally sold in Wales despite ban | ITV News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bIoxHik7utc\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>More than 1,000 disposable vapes have been seized across Wales despite it being illegal to sell them, an ITV Cymru Wales investigation has found.<\/p>\n<p>Data gathered from Freedom of Information requests and local authorities show that 1,383 single-use vapes have been seized by trading standards departments across Wales since the ban came in two months ago.<\/p>\n<p>Since 1 June this year, the Environmental Protection (Single-use Vapes) (Wales) Regulations 2024 make it a criminal offence to supply a single-use vape in Wales. <\/p>\n<p>ITV News reporter Kate Lewis investigates.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Subscribe to ITV News on YouTube: http:\/\/bit.ly\/2lOHmNj<br \/>\n\u2022 Get breaking news and more stories at http:\/\/www.itv.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>Follow ITV News on TikTok https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@itvnews?lang=en<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on X: https:\/\/twitter.com\/itvnews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>More than 1,000 disposable vapes have been seized across Wales despite it being illegal to sell them, an ITV Cymru Wales investigation has found. 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