The Importance of Retailers Selling Genuine Products

Counterfeit Products Warning!

Protect your customers and your business: Spot and avoid counterfeit Pablo nicotine pouches.

The sale of safe, high-quality products is essential for any trusted convenience retail business. However, counterfeit Pablo nicotine pouches have emerged in the UK market, posing risks to both retailers and customers. These fake products are not manufactured by the genuine producer, N.G.P Tobacco APS, and may contain harmful or unknown ingredients. Selling them can damage customer trust and expose your business to legal and reputational harm. Here’s how to protect yourself and your customers.

Counterfeit products are often designed to closely resemble genuine ones, but there are clear indicators to help you identify them:

Carton Stickers and Batch Numbers

• Genuine: 10-carton packs include a sticker displaying the batch number and manufacture date.
• Fake: Counterfeit products lack this sticker.

Details on Individual Cartons

• Genuine: The manufacturing date, time, and batch number are printed near the best-before date.
• Fake: Counterfeits omit the time and position the batch number below the best-before date.

Master Box Packaging

• Genuine: Authentic shipments of 240 cartons are packaged in black N.G.P-branded boxes.
• Fake: Counterfeit products arrive in plain brown boxes.

What You Should Do

RP Europe Solutions Ltd is the sole distributor of genuine Pablo nicotine pouches in the UK. To ensure your stock is legitimate:

• Verify Your Suppliers: Work only with suppliers that are part of RP Europe Solutions’ approved network.
• Inspect Your Stock: Check for the counterfeit indicators outlined above.

Selling counterfeit products, even unintentionally, can damage your reputation and lead to legal consequences.

Your Help Matters

RP Europe Solutions is actively working with Trading Standards to combat the distribution of counterfeit nicotine pouches. To support these efforts:

• Reward for Information: A £10,000 reward is offered for information leading to arrests and successful prosecutions of those involved in distributing counterfeit products.
• Report Suspicious Activity: If you suspect counterfeit products in your supply chain, contact RP Europe Solutions immediately at sales@lavricks.com.

Stay Ahead

Counterfeit goods pose risks to every retailer, but vigilance and informed action can make a difference. By ensuring your products are genuine, you safeguard:

• Customer Trust: Providing safe, high-quality products fosters loyalty.
• Your Reputation: Avoid the legal and reputational risks of selling counterfeits.
• The Industry’s Integrity: Help maintain high standards for vaping products.

Let’s work together to keep counterfeit products off the shelves and uphold the standards your customers deserve.

At VSL Trade, we only stock genuine products, all readily available on the VSL Trade App for your convenience.