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A retailer who sold a vape to a 15-year-old has been ordered to pay more than £3,500
Posted 16 August 2024 | JoTS Online
Content Tags: Updates|Vapes|South West
UPDATES: The Heart of the South West Trading Standards Service is reminding local retailers to ask for age...
The Heart of the South West Trading Standards Service is reminding local retailers to ask for age verification when selling age-restricted products after the prosecution of a shopkeeper who sold a vape to a 15-year-old.
At Taunton Magistrates Court on 13 August Henri Andre Bitton (74) of Gemini Vapes in Eastover pleaded guilty to making the sale in February. A Trading Standards Officer wh...
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