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Gulfnews: Grocery stores ignore warnings on cigarette sales to youngsters 

Jump to full article: Gulf News (ae), 2008-03-06
Author: Bassma Al Jandaly, Staff Reporter

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Dubai: Parents of teenagers have called for stricter municipal checks on grocery stores as many youngsters are able to buy cigarettes there despite a tobacco ban for under 21s.

Parents have said 10-year-old children or younger smoking in public is a common sight. They have said there is an urgent need for regular municipal inspections on neighbourhood grocery stores.

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