Shopping Watchdog Highlights Need to Counter Sales of Elf Bar-Type Products in Hungary

  • 18 Jun 2025 7:15 AM
Shopping Watchdog Highlights Need to Counter Sales of Elf Bar-Type Products in Hungary
The Supervisory Authority for Regulatory Affairs of Hungary (SARA) pointed to the need for fast and firm measures to counter the illegal trade and use of Elf Bar-type vaping products at a roundtable in Budapest.

The roundtable, established three years earlier to form a front against the products, was convened on Monday to assess the efficacy of steps taken so far.

SARA head Laszlo Nagy noted that the sale of Elf Bar and Poco Bar vaping products was banned in Hungary, but said they could still be purchased online from other European Union member states.

Since 2022, 98 criminal procedures involving Elf Bar vaping products have been launched.


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