SINGAPORE GUM
June 1st, 2004
BY KEITH NUTHALL
SINGAPORE has lifted its notorious ban on chewing gum, approving the sale of 19 medicinal (including nicotine containing lines) and dental chewing gums in pharmacies, such as Wrigley's Orbit. Customers must however submit their names and ID card numbers to pharmacists, who could be jailed up to two years without such documentation.
SINGAPORE has lifted its notorious ban on chewing gum, approving the sale of 19 medicinal (including nicotine containing lines) and dental chewing gums in pharmacies, such as Wrigley's Orbit. Customers must however submit their names and ID card numbers to pharmacists, who could be jailed up to two years without such documentation.
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