The seizure of nicotine pouches by the Trading Standards team - Find a freedom of information request

I am writing to request information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 regarding the seizure of nicotine pouches by your Trading Standards team. Specifically, I would like to request the following:

1. How many illicit nicotine pouch products has your Trading Standards team seized for 2023 and 2024?

2. If the nicotine pouches were seized for being labelled in languages other than English, which languages were the products labelled in?

3. If you have seized any products for having particularly high nicotine content, how strong were these individual pouches?

Please disaggregate the above information by: - Number of packets seized - Year - Nicotine pouch company - Specific reason for seizure, for the above nicotine pouch companies - if seized for high nicotine content, the amount of nicotine in milligram that each individual pouch/sachet contains, per nicotine pouch company - If applicable, the languages other than English that the products were labelled in, per nicotine pouch company

4. Do you have concerns about illegal importation of nicotine pouches? 5. Has your authority had any of these products tested?

6. Please provide any fines or prosecutions issued in relation to seized nicotine pouches in your jurisdiction for 2023 and 2024.

7. Please provide any reports, assessments, or internal communications related to concerns over the sale, distribution, or safety of nicotine pouches within your jurisdiction, since 2023.

I can confirm that the information requested is held by Lincolnshire County Council. I have detailed below the information that is being released to you.

1. None seized in either year

2. N/A – no products seized 3. N/A – no products seized

4. Information that can be requested under the Freedom of Information Act relates to information held, either in hard copy or in an electronic format. Any products that are seen by officers in the course of their duties that are suspected not to comply with relevant legislation can be examined physically (for example reviewing the labelling and packaging) or seized or test purchased for testing by experts for their opinion.

5. No 6. N/A – no products seized