{"id":8560,"date":"2023-02-10T07:05:17","date_gmt":"2023-02-10T07:05:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dmsretail.com\/RetailNews\/morrisons-and-asda-become-latest-retailers-to-scrap-elf-bar-vapes-from-sale\/"},"modified":"2023-02-10T07:05:17","modified_gmt":"2023-02-10T07:05:17","slug":"morrisons-and-asda-become-latest-retailers-to-scrap-elf-bar-vapes-from-sale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dmsretail.com\/RetailNews\/morrisons-and-asda-become-latest-retailers-to-scrap-elf-bar-vapes-from-sale\/","title":{"rendered":"Morrisons and Asda become latest retailers to scrap Elf Bar vapes from sale"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <p><a href=\"https:\/\/dmsretail.com\/online-workshops-list\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-496\" src=\"https:\/\/dmsretail.com\/RetailNews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/RETAIL-ONLINE-TRAINING-728-X-90.png\" alt=\"Retail Online Training\" width=\"729\" height=\"91\" 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https:\/\/www.retailgazette.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/elf-bar-600-disposable-pod-vape-kit_2_1024x1024_6c824609-56cb-4ee2-9066-d697d7027104-653x420.jpg 653w, https:\/\/www.retailgazette.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/elf-bar-600-disposable-pod-vape-kit_2_1024x1024_6c824609-56cb-4ee2-9066-d697d7027104.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" alt=\"Elf Bar vapes\" title=\"Morrisons and Asda become latest retailers to scrap Elf Bar vapes from sale\"\/><\/div>\n<h6><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">\/\/<\/span> Morrisons and Asda become latest retailers to remove Elf Bar vapes from sale<\/h6>\n<h6><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">\/\/ <\/span>Tesco, Sainsbury\u2019s, Waitrose and WHSmith have already withdrawn all Elf Bars products<\/h6>\n<hr\/>\n<p>Morrisons and Asda have become the latest retailers to ditch the sale of Elf Bar vapes after the e-cigarettes were found to be breaking the law on nicotine limits.<\/p>\n<p>Tesco, Sainsbury\u2019s, Waitrose and WHSmith have already withdrawn all Elf Bars products from stores and online.<\/p>\n<p>It comes after independent lab tests found that the 600 line of e-cigarettes were at least 50% over the legal limit for nicotine e-liquid, the <em>Mail<\/em> reported.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<h5><strong>Subscribe to Retail Gazette for free<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p><span class=\"x_al\">Sign up\u00a0here\u00a0to g<\/span><span class=\"x_al\">et the latest news straight into your inbox each morning<\/span><\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p>Asda has removed Elf Bar 600 flavours from sale and is awaiting the findings of the relevant investigations, while WHSmith said all variants of Elf Bar have been removed from sale.<\/p>\n<p>Sainsbury\u2019s has removed all Elf Bar products from stores and is working with suppliers to investigate this matter further.<\/p>\n<p>Morrisons said the products will only be returned to sale once it fully complies with UK legislation.<\/p>\n<p>Tesco has temporarily removed all Elf Bar vape lines from its supermarkets and One Stop stores whilst the investigation commences.<\/p>\n<p>Last month,\u00a0Waitrose scrapped the sale of all single-use vaping products in stores and online due to the negative impact on the environment and the health of consumers.<\/p>\n<p>The grocer said it cannot justify selling single-use products and has therefore removed two types of e-cigarette from sale.<\/p>\n<p>Waitrose de-listed vaping products containing lithium, which it had previously sold under the Ten Motives label.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/dmsretail.com\/online-workshops-list\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-496\" src=\"https:\/\/dmsretail.com\/RetailNews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/RETAIL-ONLINE-TRAINING-728-X-90.png\" alt=\"Retail Online Training\" width=\"729\" height=\"91\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dmsretail.com\/RetailNews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/RETAIL-ONLINE-TRAINING-728-X-90.png 729w, 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