ArticleTobacco regulatory science2020
Age Verification and Online Sales of Little Cigars and Cigarillos to Minors.
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- Mystery shopping of tobacco, nicotine and alcohol products in 20 European countries: a cross-sectional study in the JAPreventNCD project.European journal of public health · 2026Article
- Access to alcohol and tobacco retail outlets and its associated factors among residents of Bangkok, Thailand.BMC public health · 2026Article
- The role of third-party e-commerce technology in illegal online e-cigarette sales.BMC public health · 2026Article
- Age verification in alcohol online sales and delivery: results from a mystery shopping study in Estonia.Public health in practice (Oxford, England) · 2025Article
- Online Age Verification: Government Legislation, Supplier Responsibilization, and Public Perceptions.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Potency and safety analysis of hemp delta-9 products: the hemp vs. cannabis demarcation problem.Journal of cannabis research · 2023Article
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Abstract
objectivesIn our cross-sectional study, we aimed to determine age verification and sales of little cigars and cigarillos (LCCs) online to underage teens.
methodsWe selected 100 popular Internet Little Cigar and Cigarillo Vendors (ILVs) for order attempts. From August to December 2015, we supervised 14 teens 14-17 years old making order attempts for LCCs.
resultsOf the 91 valid orders attempted, we received 89. For the valid orders attempted, 9.9% of ILVs used no age verification strategies at all, 84.6% used less effective forms of age verification, and 50.5% used more effective ones. Only one order was blocked during the order attempt and only one attempt was made to verify age at delivery. Most (79.8%) deliveries were left at the door and only 2 order attempts were rejected because of age verification strategies, resulting in a successful or valid buy rate of 97.8%.
conclusionsOur study demonstrated that ILVs selling LCCs were not making adequate efforts to verify the age of their customers, at the point-of-sale or point-of-delivery, facilitating easy access by minors. Few ILVs utilized age verification strategies that prevented online sales of LCCs to underage teens.
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