This month the UKVIA submitted a joint submission with Vape Business Ireland on the consultation in Northern Ireland to restrict the age of sale for nicotine inhaling products to over eighteens.
The summary of our joint submission is as follows:
“We welcome the proposal to introduce a minimum age limit of 18 for buying nicotine inhaling products, including vaping products in Northern Ireland. We also welcome the introduction of the offences of underage selling or proxy selling of nicotine inhaling products.
Vaping is a viable alternative to smoking. However, vaping products should not be sold or marketed towards under 18’s, or indeed non-smokers. As the UK and Ireland’s leading trade associations, we support sensible, evidence based regulation that protects consumers and ensures that the public health community have absolute confidence in our industry. We therefore welcome this move to bring Northern Ireland into line with the rest of the UK by introducing minimum age limit for vaping products sales.”
To see the full document, click here.