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Retailers Falling Short On Recycling Obligations

A Haypp investigation reveals serious shortcomings among UK vape retailers regarding their legal obligation to provide vape recycling services. To combat this, Haypp recommends a nicotine products licensing scheme that would not only promote responsible retail practices, but also tackle issues such as underage access.
2026-11-04 4 min read
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Putting Age-Verification Systems to the Test: Online Retailers

How effectively do UK online retailers age-gate nicotine products? Haypp commissioned mystery shopping tests across 24 online retailers to find out. The findings reveal that age checks are typically robust across the majority of retailers tested, but there is one group of online retailers with no age verification process at all.
2026-10-19 8 min read
Putting Age-Verification Systems to the Test: Physical Retailers

Putting Age-Verification Systems to the Test: Physical Retailers

Preventing youth access to nicotine products is a priority for responsible retailers. To assess how consistently UK retailers apply age verification checks, Haypp commissioned mystery shopping tests at 73 physical retail outlets. The results reveal significant gaps in the age verification processes among many retailers.
2026-10-19 5 min read
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UK Follows Sweden and Norway’s Path Away from Smoking

New UK figures offer fresh evidence that access to lower-risk nicotine products is helping drive smoking rates down, mirroring trends already seen in Sweden and Norway.
2026-10-15 3 min read
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Synthetic Nicotine: The Future of Nicotine Production?

For decades, nicotine products have relied on one source: the tobacco plant. But as technology advances, a new contender is emerging—synthetic nicotine. Created in a lab, this alternative is changing the way nicotine is produced and marketed.
2026-09-30 4 min read
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NicoLeaks Relaunches with 1,200+ Nicotine Pouch Lab Tests

NicoLeaks.com is marking its fifth anniversary with the launch of a redesigned platform, giving consumers easier access to more than 1,200 laboratory tests of nicotine pouch products.
2026-09-21 2 min read
Nearly Three-Quarters of Pouch Users Oppose Flavour Ban

Nearly Three-Quarters of Pouch Users Oppose Flavour Ban

A survey of Haypp Group’s UK customers has found overwhelming opposition to a ban on flavours in nicotine pouches. The survey of over 1,800 customers found that almost three-quarters (73%) oppose a flavour ban, with just 7% supporting it.
2026-09-15 2 min read
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What Sweden’s Smoke-Free Milestone Means for the UK

Sweden is set to make history as Europe’s first smoke-free nation. For the UK and other countries looking to eliminate smoking, what lessons are there to learn from this Nordic country’s pragmatic approach to harm reduction and nicotine alternatives?
2026-08-21 4 min read
Have Your Say on UK Nicotine Pouch Packaging Rules

Have Your Say on UK Nicotine Pouch Packaging Rules

The UK government is considering far-reaching restrictions on the packaging of nicotine pouches and vaping products. If introduced, the proposals would require nicotine pouch packaging to be white with basic, standardised design. The government is also proposing to restrict flavour descriptions to a single lead flavour.
2026-08-17 5 min read
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Nicotine Harm Perceptions in the UK: Part Two

Part Two of our UK nicotine harm perceptions series looks at where people who use different products get their information—and why that matters.
2026-07-23 5 min read
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Nicotine Pouch Use Highest Among Smokers and Ex-Smokers

A new report from Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) shows that nicotine pouch use in Great Britain is mostly concentrated among people who smoke or have smoked in the past. The data shows no indications that pouch use is increasing among adults who have never smoked.
2026-07-16 2 min read
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Why Healthy Life Years Matter More Than Lifespan

Healthy life years matter more than lifespan alone, with a new report suggesting that living longer is only beneficial if those additional years are spent in good health. The report also explores how the UK, Ireland, and EU countries compare on healthy ageing, finding that Ireland leads compared to parts of the UK.
2026-07-08 3 min read
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Nicotine Harm Perceptions in the UK: Part One

How do views about nicotine differ between cigarette smokers, vapers, nicotine pouch users, and people who do not use nicotine at all? Our latest UK survey suggests that product experience plays a major role in how adults understand—and often misunderstand—the effects of nicotine.
2026-07-08 5 min read
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The US Just Made Relative Risk Harder To Ignore

The FDA has authorised modified risk claims for 20 ZYN nicotine pouch products, recognising that switching completely from cigarettes can reduce the risk of certain smoking-related diseases. Find out why this decision is important for the UK debate on tobacco harm reduction.
2026-07-03 2 min read
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The Problem with Tobacco Control and How to Fix It

Smoking rates have fallen over the past 20 years, but progress is slowing. MPOWER is a World Health Organization framework that relies on taxes, restrictions, and bans to reduce smoking. This article discusses an alternative EMPOWER framework that could push smoking rates down further.
2026-06-30 3 min read
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The UK’s ‘Digital Wild West’ Puts UK Consumers At Risk

The digital wild west of modern e-commerce is putting UK consumers at risk and making it easier for underage users to access adult-only products. Haypp is calling for updated regulations to close loopholes and hold online sellers accountable.
2026-06-30 3 min read
Former WHO Experts Urge UK to Rethink Smoking Policy - Haypp UK

Former WHO Researchers Call for Harm Reduction to Tackle Smoking

A new article in the medical journal The Lancet argues that UK tobacco and nicotine policy needs to shift its focus. As well as preventing young people from starting to smoke, policy must also aim to reduce smoking rates among current adults smokers. According to the researchers, creating a “smoke-free generation” is not enough to stop the harms caused by smoking.
2026-06-30 2 min read
US Military warns: Nicotine Pouches Could Lead to Prison in France

US Military warns: Nicotine Pouches Could Lead to Prison in France

American soldiers travelling through Europe are now being told to leave their nicotine pouches at home. The reason is France’s new total ban on pouches – a law that can lead to high fines and even prison. The ban has been criticised by Sweden and other countries that support a more risk-based approach to the regulation of nicotine products.
2026-06-23 2 min read
Study: Fruit Vape Flavours Aid UK Smoking Cessation

Study Highlights Prominent Role of Fruit Flavours in UK Stop Smoking Services

Flavoured vaping products are a central feature of smoking cessation support provided by many UK stop smoking services. 
2026-06-09 3 min read
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Illegal Tobacco and Nicotine Policy: Lessons from Australia and Sweden

Australia has in recent years experienced a rapidly growing illegal cigarette market, a development that coincides with extremely high taxes and very strict regulation of nicotine products.
2026-06-04 3 min read
Argentina Reverses 15-Year Vape Ban: Lessons for the UK

Argentina Makes a U-Turn After 15 Years

After 15 years of prohibition, Argentina is changing course. The country is now legalising e-cigarettes, nicotine pouches and heated tobacco products, in a clear acknowledgement that prohibition does not work. At the same time, it raises an important question: is the UK at risk of heading in the opposite direction?
2026-06-03 3 min read
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The Disposable Vape Ban: One Year On

One year has passed since the disposable vape ban was introduced in the UK. New survey data from Haypp suggests that the ban has not worked as intended and has instead pushed some vapers towards illicit products or a return to smoking.
2026-06-02 3 min read
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UK Hotspots For Illicit Nicotine Products Exposed

New Freedom of Information data, analysed by the team at Haypp, reveals where enforcement against illegal nicotine-containing products is most concentrated across the UK. With more than 3,000 seizure incidents recorded in 2024/25 alone, the findings highlight the scale of activity involving unregulated nicotine products.
2026-06-02 4 min read
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EU Report Raises Questions About Nicotine Pouches

A growing debate around nicotine pouches is unfolding in Europe. At the centre is a report from the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre (JRC), which calls for caution and highlights uncertainties regarding the long-term health effects of these products.
2026-05-21 3 min read
Success Rates of Stop Smoking Services

Success Rates of Stop Smoking Services in England

England’s stop smoking services have helped reduce smoking rates for 25 years. Using NHS data from 2025, Haypp’s interactive map reveals which local authorities are helping the most smokers quit, which stop-smoking aids are most effective, and how services are performing across England.
2026-05-11 4 min read
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Vaping Overtakes Smoking in UK—But Tax Hike Awaits

Millions of people across the UK are set to pay more for vape products this autumn, driven by new and increased nicotine-related taxes. With vaping overtaking smoking in the UK in 2024, these tax hikes raise questions about public health, harm reduction and political priorities.
2026-04-21 3 min read
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Vaping Laws in Different Countries

With tighter vape regulations introduced in the UK in 2025, many of our favourite destinations are following suit. A few of these countries now hit you with hefty fines—or even prison time—if you don’t follow the rules. Find out what you need to know before travelling abroad with your vape.
2026-04-08 5 min read
A Guide to UK Vaping Laws - Haypp UK

A Guide to UK Vaping Laws

UK vaping laws regulate how vape products are sold, marketed, and used. This guide outlines current rules, including age restrictions, product limits, and recent regulatory changes.
2026-03-30 6 min read
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Why Haypp Believes in A 20mg Strength Limit

The UK government is introducing new regulations on nicotine pouches, including a nicotine strength limit on pouches. Haypp believes that the limit should be a 20mg per pouch upper limit. This limit is based on the scientific evidence and our focus on consumer welfare.
2026-03-13 3 min read
The UK Far From Reaching Its Goal in Annual Smoking Report - Haypp UK

The UK Far From Reaching Its Goal in Annual Smoking Report

The annual reports tracking countries’ progress toward a smoke‑free society are here, and they show that the British Isles are facing clear challenges in meeting their targets.
2026-02-24 3 min read
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Nicotine Pouches Overtake Snus in Scandinavia

Traditional snus, which contains tobacco, used to dominate the oral nicotine market in Norway and Sweden. New research from Haypp shows that sales of ‘white snus’, which does not contain tobacco and is known as nicotine pouches in the UK, now overtakes sales of the original tobacco-based product.
2026-02-16 3 min read
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A Fragmenting Nicotine Market Complicates Research

As cigarettes lose ground among nicotine users in the UK, the nicotine product market is becoming increasingly difficult to study. With consumers switching between nicotine pouches, vapes, and cigarettes, researchers warn that both science and regulation risk lagging behind real‑world behaviour.
2026-02-11 2 min read
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Is Smoking “Cool” Again? The Troubling Gen Z Trend

A new survey from Haypp suggests that smoking may be regaining cultural appeal among younger adults in the UK. With celebrity influence and shifting perceptions at play, there is a concern that progress in reducing smoking rates could be at risk.
2026-01-27 3 min read
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Tottenham and Arsenal among the Premier League’s ‘Fittest Fans’

A new survey from Haypp challenges stereotypes about the lifestyle of Premier Leaguefootball fans. The research, which analysed lifestyle habits of fans of every Premier Leagueclub, shows that while football fans still love a pint and a takeaway, positive lifestylebehaviours are a defining feature of many fan communities.
2025-12-22 3 min read
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Key Takeaways from the 2025 E-Cigarette Summit

The UK’s leading conference on nicotine and vaping returned in December 2025, bringing together independent experts to discuss evidence-based policy, harm reduction, and the future of nicotine regulation—ahead of its 2026 rebrand as The Nicotine Summit.
2025-12-16 3 min read
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Are Older Smokers Being Overlooked in Regulation Debate?

Older adults are the group most likely to use vaping as a route out of smoking, yet current policy debates risk overlooking their needs. New Haypp research shows that over-55s rely on vapes to quit cigarettes and report feeling health benefits after switching.
2025-12-15 3 min read
Nicotine – a hot topic in British politics: Haypp UK

Nicotine – A Hot Topic in British Politics

The issue of nicotine products, such as vapes and nicotine pouches, has become one of the most debated public health topics in the United Kingdom. The discussion centres on a fundamental conflict: should the state prioritise harm reduction and give adult smokers access to less harmful alternatives, or impose strict restrictions?
2025-12-12 2 min read
Calls for Tougher Action Against Illegal Vapes - Haypp UK

Calls for Tougher Action Against Illegal Vapes

During last week’s Budget debate in the UK, Mary Glindon MP raised her voice against a growing problem: unscrupulous traders selling illegal vapes. These operators not only threaten consumer safety – they also undermine trust in one of the most effective tool adults have to quit smoking.
2025-12-09 2 min read
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2025 Budget: Bad News for Rogue Vape Retailers

As well as some disappointment for income taxpayers, the UK government’s autumn budget delivered some bad news for dodgy vape retailers. New initiatives will make life difficult for those profiteering from the thriving vape black market.
2025-11-26 3 min read
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New UK Standard for Pouch Strength Confirms Haypp’s Vision

Product safety is a cornerstone for Haypp. As one of the leading players in the market for tobacco-free nicotine pouches, we have long worked to create a safer and more transparent product category. An important step in this work is standardisation – and here Haypp has played, and continues to play, a crucial role.
2025-11-20 3 min read
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