Irish Heart Oireachtas Urged To increase Legal Age For Tobacco To 21 – Irish Heart Foundation
We note an increase in lobbying by non-governmental organisations(NGO’s) to influence the Department of Health in the upcoming Tobacco and Vaping Licencing Bill (See Here) Of particular concern to us is the suggestion that the age restrictions for tobacco (currently 18) sales and vaping (none currently) would be raised to 21. CSNA would have serious […]
Sale of Alcohol Bill
In last week’s newsletter, we brought to your attention changes contained in the new Bill that would provide for Distance Sales legislation The Sale of Alcohol Bill is a bringing together dozens of pieces of legislation relating to intoxicating liquor that have been on our statute books as far back as 1815. What we have […]
Health Committee Backs Ban On Vaping
Members will be aware that the Department of Health intends to further regulate the ways that nicotine-inhaling products (e-cigarettes and vaping units) are sold. A report from the Joint Oireachtas Committee (See Here) on the pre-legislative scrutiny of the Bill, which is also designed to licence the sale of tobacco products was published last Friday. […]
Summer Holidays Increase The Levels Of Test Purchase Visits
Members should continue to remind their staff, particularly those that are newly appointed and/or part-time that both the Environmental Health Officers (Tobacco), An Garda Síochána ( Alcohol) and various Field Sales operators (National Lottery) carry out their respective Test Purchases during periods when there is a ready supply of youngsters who are not busying themselves […]
Welsh Government Launches Consultation On Banning The Sale Of Energy Drinks (Tea And Coffee) To Children Under 16.
Many manufacturers of energy drinks display warnings that the products are not recommended for children due to their high caffeine content. The Welsh Government has this week stated that it wishes to introduce a ban on the sale of energy drinks, and any other products deemed to have a high caffeine content, including tea and […]
Tobacco Laws Reminder
Members are obviously aware that there are a number of rules and regulations regarding the sale of tobacco at their premises, however, it is useful to remind yourself of the following: – You must be registered with the National Tobacco Control Office (NTCO). If your particulars change (Partnership, Limited Company, Acquisition) you need to inform […]
Beware – Tobacco Promotions
In 2013, the Minister for Health James Reilly published a Statutory Instrument 530/2013 enacted Public Health (Tobacco) (Control of Sales Promotion) Regulations 2013. This set out the following: A person cannot, sell, cause to be sold, make available, cause to be made available, promote, cause to be promoted a tobacco product to another person at […]
JTI Supplementary Price Increase – 25th April 2022
As previously noted, we have outlined below the JTI products that are included in the supplementary price increase that comes into effect on Monday the 25th of April. We would encourage members to update their EPOS systems to reflect these price increases. As always you can find the full CSNA cigarette and tobacco pricelist on the […]
JTI Agrees To Lift Unfair Price Control On Big Boxes
We note the intention of JTI to implement an MPI on the 4 brands containing 10 different quantities (more than 20 sticks) that the company cynically chose to omit from their February MPI. The proposed increase will reverse the suppressed margins that retailers experienced following the Budget in October. CSNA will never accept that any […]
IMPORTANT: Tobacco Compliance
We are advised by the Environmental Health Service of the HSE that they have given very clear and detailed instructions to their EHO’s to enforce a greater level of compliance regarding the visibility of tobacco products and tobacco-related signage. Tobacco products are not only cigarettes, they are also Cigarette papers, filters and tips. The Public […]
