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March 17, 2022 by euronews.com
Denmark proposes ban on selling cigarettes to people born after 2010
Denmark has unveiled plans to ban the sale of cigarettes and nicotine products to any citizens born after 2010.
The move aims to prevent the next generation of Danes from touching any form of tobacco, Health Minister Magnus Heunicke told a press conference.
"If necessary, we are ready to ban sales to this generation [born in 2010] by gradually raising the purchase age limit," Heunicke said.
Under current rules, Danish citizens under the age of 18 are banned from buying tobacco or smoking electronic cigarettes.
But around 31% of people aged between 15 and 29 still smoke, Heunicke said.
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