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Recto bill wants minors banned from buying vape, IDs to be presented at stores

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Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News

<p>MANILA - Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto has filed a bill seeking to mandate sellers of vapor products and heated tobacco products to require buyers to prove that they are not minors before purchasing electronic cigarettes and other related products.</p><p>Senate Bill No. 1951 &quot;imposes a minimum age restriction of 18 years for these products to ensure that only adults are allowed access to its use,&quot; Recto said in the measure&#x27;s explanatory note.</p><p>&quot;It also mandates that buyers be made to verify their age through a government-issued identification card,&quot; the bill read.</p><p>&quot;Websites that carry these products should also be age-gated.&quot;</p><p>Aside from age restrictions, the bill also prohibits the use of e-cigarettes and other smoking devices in &quot;schools, hospitals, government offices, and facilities intended particularly for minors.&quot;</p><p>&quot;It further limits to designated vaping areas, the use of these products in indoor facilities and in other specific places that are open to the general public,&quot; said Recto, who has been seen smoking e-cigarettes inside his home while attending Senate sessions through videoconferencing.</p><p>The proposed measure also empowers the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) to &quot;ensure that defective, dangerous, and substandard products are kept off the market.&quot;</p><p>&quot;This biil aiso requires risk-appropriate health warnings to be displayed on the package,&quot; according to the measure.</p><p>Should Recto&#x27;s bill be passed into law, violators may be fined between P150,000 and P500,000 or be imprisoned up to 5 years.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/11/20/19/health-chief-supports-ban-on-vaping">Health chief supports ban on vaping</a></li></ul><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong> </div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/1uPvXAJia5M?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div>

<p>Senate Bill No. 1951 "imposes a minimum age restriction of 18 years for these products to ensure that only adults are allowed access to its use," Recto said.</p>

Senate Bill No. 1951 "imposes a minimum age restriction of 18 years for these products to ensure that only adults are allowed access to its use," Recto said.

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Recto bill wants minors banned from buying vape, IDs to be presented at stores

Katrina Domingo,

ABS-CBN News

Published Dec 16, 2020 02:44 AM PHT

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