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Newham TS has carried out test purchases of vaping products and alcohol
Posted 13 September 2022 | JoTS Online
Content Tags: Updates|Retail|London
UPDATES: Newham Trading Standards test purchases found five businesses selling alcohol or vaping products to underage volunteers, prompting investigations and reinforcing the need for retailers to uphold age-restriction rules.
Newham Council Trading Standards Officers have conducted a series of test purchases at local retailers to ensure compliance with age restriction rules on vaping products and alcohol.
Of the 36 businesses visited, 31 passed successfully by refusing to sell age-restricted goods. However, five businesses sold age-restricted items to the under-18-year-old volunteers and will now be investigat...
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