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Small retailers to hide cigarettes
Cigarettes will be required to be hidden from sight at small shops in NSW under the next phase of the state government's tobacco reforms.
Large retailers have already been required to remove cigarettes from display, but small retailers - those with 50 or fewer employees - must comply with the ban from July 1.
Large retailers have already been required to remove cigarettes from display, but small retailers - those with 50 or fewer employees - must comply with the ban from July 1.
Minister Assisting the Minister for Health (Cancer) Frank Sartor said the reforms were aimed at reducing the prevalence of smoking in the community.
"All retailers need to ensure that tobacco products and smoking accessories are not visible to the public from inside or outside the premises," Sartor said.
"This reform means that children and young people will no longer be exposed to tobacco products in retail settings, reducing the likelihood of them being viewed as ordinary consumables."
"All retailers need to ensure that tobacco products and smoking accessories are not visible to the public from inside or outside the premises," Sartor said.
"This reform means that children and young people will no longer be exposed to tobacco products in retail settings, reducing the likelihood of them being viewed as ordinary consumables."
Extracted in full from: http://www.insideretailing.com.au/Latest/tabid/53/ID/8551/Small-retailers-to-hide-cigarettes.aspx
