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North Lincolnshire Trading Standards has targeted retailers selling vapes to children
Posted 28 February 2024 | JoTS Online
Content Tags: Updates|Vapes|East of England
UPDATES: North Lincolnshire's latest underage test-purchasing operation found three retailers willing to sell illegal vapes to a 15-year-old, as Trading Standards continues a wider crackdown on illicit products entering local communities.
Officers from North Lincolnshire Trading Standards have been conducting ‘mystery shopper’ inspections at shops across the region in the latest operation to clamp down on the illegal sale of vapes to children.
A 15-year-old volunteer visited ten premises which were chosen following intelligence and tip-offs from members of the public.
At three of the shops the volunteer was sold vape...
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