‘Definitely dodgy’: how to spot a fake vape | Vaping
You buy a vape from a shop on the high street. Nothing looks unusual but after charging the unit and using it for a few days, you notice it is getting hotter and hotter. The vape is a fake and one of the thousands on sale illegally in shops around the UK. By not installing a simple circuit to prevent overheating, the manufacturers have saved a couple of pence but risk it catching fire. About 5m illegal devices have been seized over the last three years by councils, according to figures collated by the legitimate vape industry. John Dunne, the head of the UK Vaping Industry Association (UKVIA), says illegal vapes may cause damage to people’s health as they have not gone through the same testing regime as legal devices. “Where the packaging might look similar and the product itself may look similar, these companies may not have the same safety features built into the device, because the copycats tend to try and make the product as cheap as possible,” he says. Figures from local …
