Limerick shop owners and their staff will be offered training on how to ensure under-18s cannot buy e-cigarettes.
Verify is the new training programme that offers in-store education materials and modules to staff.
The campaign was launched by PJ Carroll with support from the Convenience Stores & Newsagents Association (CSNA).
Vaping has seen a rapid growth in Ireland and there is concerns that minors may be availing of the e-cigarettes.
This initiative will ensure that teens in Limerick won’t be able to access vaping products.
There is currently no evidence of vamping amongst non-smokers, with Healthy Ireland showing that 99% of e-cigarette users age 15+ are current or former smokers. Verify will work to ensure that youth access to e-cigarettes in Limerick is limited even further.
The provision of free-training on e-cigarette sales has been welcomed by the CSNA and shop owners across the country.
