The HSE has urged the public to stop using certain e-cigarettes from the Aroma King range of disposable electronic cigarettes.
They have also warned retailers to stop selling these products as they are non-compliant with EU tobacco legislation.
The HSE’s National Tobacco Control Office says these products contain more than the permitted amount of nicotine and is asking anyone using the product to contact their GP if they feel unwell.
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It submitted a warning to the EU’s rapid alert system for dangerous non-food products.
Dr Maurice Mulcahy, Regional Chief Environmental Health Officer, HSE said “As a precautionary measure our message for the public is to check your e-cigarette product against the list of products involved in this alert.
“If you have one of these products we want you to stop using it and return it to the shop where you bought it. If you have already used it and feel unwell then you should contact your GP as the first point of contact.
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‘‘We are asking retailers to stop selling the products listed below and to contact us with the full supplier traceability details.
“If retailers have sold or distributed any of the listed products below we want them to recall them by displaying a recall notice in a prominent position in their retail premises and on their website.”
46 Aroma King disposable e-cigarettes in the ranges and flavours listed below were sampled and analysed by the HSE.
They were found to have a nicotine concentration higher than the permitted amount of nicotine which is set in legislation at 20mg/ml, with levels up to 50.4mg/ml detected.
The affected products are:
Aroma King Bar 600 puffs 20mg/ml 2 percent nicotine, in the following flavours and batch number:
Ice Skittles; Green Apple; Monster, Grape Energy, Hawaiia Pog, Berry Peach, Blueberry Bubblegum, Strawberry Ice Cream, Grape Ice, Watermelon Ice, Strawberry Ice, Peach Ice, Blue Sour Raspberry, Cherry Ice, Mango Apple Pear, Cool Mango, Blue Razz Cherry and Energy Drink.
Batch Number: MFG: 2021.10.21 EXP: 2023.10.20
Alert Reference A12/00604/22 Aroma King 2000 puffs 20mg/ml salt nicotine, in flavours Blueberry, Hawaiian Pog and Blue Razz Ice.
Alert Reference A12/00602/22 Aroma King 700+ puff 20mg/ml salt nicotine in flavours Peach Ice, Grape Ice, Mango Apple Pear, Green Apple, Cool Mango, Banana Ice, Lychee Ice, Cola and Energy Drink Ice.
Alert Reference A12/00603/22 Aroma King Queen 1400 20mg/ml 2 percent nicotine in flavours Green Apple, Banana Ice, Cola and Lemon.
Aroma King 2000 puffs 20mg/ml salt nicotine, in flavours Iced Honey Pomelo, Mango Ice, Cool Mint Lemon, Taffee, Passion Fruit, Menthol Bubble and Grape Ice.
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The HSE is asking retailers to do the following:
1. If you have any of the Aroma King products as set out above , you must remove them from sale and contact info.tpd@hse.ie with product and full traceability details
2. If you have sold or distributed any of the products, a recall notice must be displayed in a prominent position in your retail premises and on your website and social media.
3. If you stock additional 20mg/ml/ 2% nicotine-containing Aroma King disposable electronic cigarettes to those products outlined, contact info.tpd@hse.ie with details of the products.
Retailers with any queries in relation to this matter can contact the HSE at info.tpd@hse.ie.
More information on the products can be found here.
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