SINGAPORE: Eight retailers had their tobacco retail licences suspended for six months after they were caught selling cigarettes to persons under the minimum legal age of 20, the Health Sciences Authority said on Wednesday .AdvertisementThe eight retailers are all first-time offenders and were suspended between July and September this year.
“HSA takes a stern approach towards errant retailers and will not hesitate to take prosecution actions against them,” the agency said. The minimum legal age to use, possess or buy tobacco products was raised to 20 on Jan 1 this year, and will be raised again to 21 from next year. The minimum legal age last year was 19.
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