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Updated on 13 March 2009

By Alex Thomson

Council trading standards officers are calling for a crackdown on electronic or 'e-cigarettes' after branding them potentially lethal.

They are concerned that young children could swallow the small refills, which are highly poisonous.

And they want to restrict their sale to over eighteens.

Guest: Jason Cropper, managing director of the Electronic Cigarette Company.

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