Trade standard officials from the city council of New Han set out to conduct a procurement operation to test local businesses in an effort to ensure that they are not selling alcohol and e-cigarettes to underage patrons.
In a recent undercover purchase operation, young people under the age of 18 attempted to buy alcohol and electronic cigarettes from various businesses in the area.
As a whole, the test purchase process planned by the Trading Standards team was successful, with a total of 31 businesses cooperating and sales of age-restricted products being prevented.
However, five companies failed to prevent the sale of alcohol or e-cigarette products to minors. As part of an ongoing investigation into trade standards, establishments that did not pass the test will now be investigated.
In England, it is illegal for anyone under the age of 18 to purchase any type of alcohol or e-cigarettes, and a local business in Newham has proven that they comply with this rule by not selling their products to young people.
Carleene Lee-Phakoe, cabinet member and lawmaker responsible for crime and community safety, stated that she was pleased to see that the majority of tested businesses had successfully refused to sell age-restricted products to minors. She emphasized the need for companies to be vigilant and prevent the sale of such products to underage individuals and commended local businesses for doing so. Lee-Phakoe also stated that testing would continue to prevent rule-breakers and emphasized that selling age-restricted products to young people is unacceptable.
The council will continue to carry out these procurement tests and notes that compliance levels have improved since last year.
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