Royaume-Uni : un magasin de vapotage condamné à une amende pour avoir vendu eLux Cotton Candy 3500 à des mineurs

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In the UK, it is illegal to sell nicotine-containing e-cigarettes to people under the age of 18, and it is also illegal to sell disposable e-cigarettes with a capacity of more than 2 milliliters (about 600 puffs per e-cigarette).

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【VapingFirst News】According to the British media YEP report on June 26, Sheraz Ahmed, the director of Diamond Vapes UK Ltd, an electronic cigarette store in Leeds, UK, was accused of selling electronic cigarette products to minors and appeared in Bickles District Court on June 23.

It is understood that in October 2022, a 14-year-old volunteer entered Diamond Vapes under the supervision of UK trading standards officers and asked to buy e-cigarettes. Shop clerk Shaheer Muhammed sold the volunteer an eLux Cotton Candy 3,500-puff e-cigarette for £10, without asking for any identification or age verification.

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In the UK, it is illegal to sell nicotine-containing e-cigarettes to people under the age of 18, and it is also illegal to sell disposable e-cigarettes with a capacity of more than 2 milliliters (about 600 puffs per e-cigarette).

Muhammed pleaded guilty to offenses under the Children and Families Act 2014 and was fined £100. He was also ordered to pay surcharges of £40 and legal costs of £344.62.

As the person in charge of the enterprise, Ahmed was subsequently interviewed. In his defence, he said he was unaware of the maximum volume limit on disposable e-cigarettes and said he was not in the UK when the test purchase was made.

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Ahmed pleaded guilty to the company’s offenses under the Children and Families Act 2014 and the Tobacco and Related Products Regulations 2016. He was fined £3,000, which was reduced to £2,000 for pleading guilty. He was also ordered to pay £800 surcharges and £3,000 legal costs.

David Strover, manager of Trading Standards’ business services team, said: “There should be no blatant sale of e-cigarettes to children in our community. We wrote to the business to let them know about the complaints we had received and let them know Test purchases may be made.

“The health risks posed by youth vaping should not be underestimated. E-cigarettes are an adult product suitable for ex-smokers and marketing and use to children is unacceptable. Stores need to ensure they have systems in place to avoid selling vaping to minors , and train employees accordingly.

I would like to thank all of our partners and members of the public for reporting illegal sales and encourage everyone to continue to do so to reduce the harm tobacco and vaping causes to our communities. “

Pauleen Grahame MP, member of the West Yorkshire United Services Committee, who oversees Trading Standards, said: “It would be patently irresponsible not to verify the age at which teenage shoppers are buying restricted goods. Trading Standards officers carry out regular test purchases to ensure shops comply with e-cigarettes. , tobacco and alcohol sales laws. Simply requiring identification and age verification will help reduce underage vaping and tobacco use.”

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【1】Director of Leeds vape shop Diamond Vapes UK fined £2k after 14-year-old boy sold oversized vape

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