Danish Supreme Court Approves Young Decoy Shoppers
The Danish Supreme Court ruled that authorities can legally use young decoy shoppers to enforce age limits on alcohol and tobacco.
2026年9月2日
/ DANGDI / DANGDI / DANGDI /The Danish Supreme Court has ruled on mystery buyers. Using young decoy shoppers to check age limits is legal.
Store owners must strictly verify age for restricted products. The case involved the Danish Safety Technology Authority.
They use young shoppers to test alcohol and tobacco sales. A kiosk owner on Als challenged this enforcement method.
The owner received a fine of 25,000 Danish kroner. This happened after selling nicotine pouches to a 16-year-old decoy.
The Supreme Court decided the authority acted within the law. The original report came from CPH Post.
Source: The Copenhagen Post
