Belfast City Council Calls for Tighter Rules on E-Cigarette Point-of-Sale Displays
Key takeaway: In response to a UK-wide consultation on smoking and vaping, Belfast City Council called for e-cigarettes to be sold only from behind the counter and for less appealing e-cigarette flavors.
Belfast City Council has called for e-cigarettes to be sold only behind the counter and for the introduction of "unappealing" e-cigarette flavors in response to a nationwide anti-smoking and e-cigarette consultation in the UK.
According to a report from the Northern Ireland media outlet Irish News on November 13, the council suggested stricter age verification measures, prohibiting anyone born on or after January 1, 2009, from purchasing e-cigarettes.



