In February, Coop Extra Skjettentoppen was visited by inspectors from the municipality of Lillestrøm. During the inspection, discrepancies were found, due to the inscription “snus” on the tobacco cabinet door.
“The advertising ban has not been complied with. The Tobacco Damage Act provides that all forms of advertising for tobacco products are prohibited,” the city government report said.
“A cupboard containing tobacco products is clearly marked with the word ‘snus’. This should be considered a violation of prohibition advertising. »
MittLillestrom mentioned the problem first.
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DinSide has contacted Tone Wiker, a consultant in the department of health and response in the municipality of Lillestrøm, who explains that it is forbidden by law to label cupboards with “snus”.
– It is prohibited to display tobacco products, tobacco equipment (eg cigarette paper, etc.), tobacco substitutes, and tobacco imitations in points of sale. The same goes for vending machine cards that give customers access to pick up tobacco products, etc. from a vending machine.
– Therefore, outlets should store tobacco products, etc. so that it is not visible to customers. The cabinet door must not be marked “Tobacco” or “Snus” and the door must be kept closed at all times between each purchase/sale.
The report also stated that stores should ensure that all signs have been removed by March 10.
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– Not satisfied
Tonje Opdal Vangsnes, communications and organization manager at Coop Øst SA, made the following comments to MittLillestrøm.
– We are certainly not satisfied with the discovery of irregularities, and this is something we take very seriously.
When asked by the newspaper if it was difficult to interpret what was meant by advertising in the regulations, Coop replied as follows:
– No, we don’t want to say that, but here has been a mistake in our routine. The reason is because it’s a solution that hasn’t been used in recent years, because we mostly have vending machines, he says.
He added that after inspection, what was thought to be an advertisement had been covered up.
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