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How test purchases help keep harmful products out of young people's reach
Posted 17 December 2019 | JoTS Online
Content Tags: Opinion|Inside Trading Standards|National
OPINION: Test purchasing is often misunderstood despite its central role in preventing underage sales of knives and other restricted goods. This article defends the practice and explains why it remains an essential enforcement tool.
“But mummy, if someone wanted to hurt someone with a knife why don’t they just take one from their kitchen?” Well, Achilles, nobody says they can’t but we also need to make sure shops don’t sell them to kids without checking their age.
How do you explain to a six-year-old the dangers of selling restricted goods to minors?
Age-restricted sales continue to be a hot topic for trading s...
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