"She said: Selling corrosive products or alcohol to children is not only illegal but deeply irresponsible. These substances can cause real harm, and businesses must take their responsibilities seriously. Council officers discovered that Whitechapel Poundshop Ltd, trading as Whitechapel Essential Houseware on Whitechapel Road, sold a bottle of Knockout Caustic Soda to a 16-year-old volunteer during a test purchase on March 1 this year. The corrosive product, which contains sodium hydroxide, was clearly labelled with an age-restriction warning."
"The company was fined 4,000, while Mr Alim was fined 692, alongside victim subcharges and costs. That same day, a bottle of Knockout Drains, Toilets and Urinals Cleaner, another corrosive product, was sold to a child at Dolphins in Watney Market. The sale was made by Mr Mohammed Madani who was fined 224, while a Mr Miah was fined 365 alongside victim subcharges and costs. A Trading Standards investigation revealed that the business had no adequate controls in place to prevent underage sales."
Three retailers in Tower Hamlets were fined a total of more than £13,000 for selling alcohol and corrosive chemicals to children. Whitechapel Essential Warehouse (Whitechapel Poundshop Ltd) sold a bottle of Knockout Caustic Soda containing sodium hydroxide to a 16-year-old during a test purchase. The company was fined 4,000 and its director Alim was fined 692 plus victim surcharges and costs. Dolphins in Watney Market sold a corrosive drain cleaner to a child; employee Mohammed Madani was fined 224 and Mr Miah was fined 365 plus costs. Trading Standards found inadequate controls. A Co-op employee sold beer to a 12-year-old. Tower Hamlets Council condemned the sales as illegal and dangerous.
Read at www.standard.co.uk
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