Children’s Commissioner Calls for Regulation of ‘Wild West’ Disposables Vapes Market

Mitchell Baker who works at the Vapour Place, a vaping shop in Bedminster, exhales vapour produced by an e-cigarette in Bristol, England, on Dec. 30, 2016. Matt Cardy/Getty Images

Disposable vapes must be banned and others sold in plain packaging to halt e-cigarette use amongst young people, the Children’s Commissioner for England has said.

In a report published on Friday (pdf), Dame Rachel de Souza said she was deeply worried by the fact children feel under pressure to vape saying “these products are intentionally marketed and promoted to children.”