San Francisco Bans Flavored Tobacco Products, But Arguments Continue
6 years, 6 months ago

San Francisco Bans Flavored Tobacco Products, But Arguments Continue

CNN  

San Francisco voters have approved a proposition that would ban the sale of flavored tobacco products, including menthol cigarettes and flavored vaping liquids on Tuesday. The measure, which was placed on the ballot by campaigners Yes on Proposition E, received 68% of the vote in favor and 31% opposed. The battle over the flavored tobacco ban has been an expensive one in the city, with tobacco company R.J. Reynolds contributing nearly $12 million against the measure and former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg contributing more than $3 million in support of it. The measure would have made it the first in the nation to approve such a sweeping ban on flavored tobacco sales.

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Supreme Court wrestles with FDA’s attempt to curb access to flavored vapes
3 weeks, 2 days ago

Supreme Court wrestles with FDA’s attempt to curb access to flavored vapes

CNN  

CNN — The Supreme Court on Monday pressed the Food and Drug Administration on whether it followed the law in its effort to keep flavored e-cigarettes off shelves, weighing a lawsuit from a multibillion-dollar industry that has come under scrutiny because its products are popular with school-aged children. At issue were a series of denials during the first year of …

Massachusetts lawmakers push for an effort to ban all tobacco sales over time
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Massachusetts lawmakers push for an effort to ban all tobacco sales over time

Associated Press  

BOSTON — A handful of Massachusetts lawmakers are hoping to persuade their colleagues to support a proposal that would make the state the first to adopt a ban meant to eliminate the use of tobacco products over time. Other locations have weighed similar “generational tobacco bans,” which phase out the use of tobacco products based not just on a person’s …

Online vape retailers ignore rules meant to protect minors, UCSD study finds
1 month, 1 week ago

Online vape retailers ignore rules meant to protect minors, UCSD study finds

LA Times  

Public health researchers at UC San Diego tested whether 78 online retailers complied with federal and local rules on flavored vaping products. The results of the study, which were published online Monday by the Journal of the American Medical Assn., showed that more than two-thirds of the buyers successfully obtained flavored vapes, including almost 70% of the buyers in the …

California’s ban on certain hemp products clears early legal challenge
2 months, 2 weeks ago

California’s ban on certain hemp products clears early legal challenge

LA Times  

California’s emergency ban on certain hemp products cleared a legal challenge Friday brought by cannabis businesses that sought to block the new rules. “The potential harm to Californians, especially children, outweighs the potential that individual hemp businesses will not be able to adapt to the new regulations,” Goorvitch said in the ruling. Businesses can still sell hemp products without detectable …

Judge rules Ohio law that keeps cities from banning flavored tobacco is unconstitutional
7 months ago

Judge rules Ohio law that keeps cities from banning flavored tobacco is unconstitutional

The Independent  

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Biden officials indefinitely postpone ban on menthol cigarettes amid election-year pushback
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Biden officials indefinitely postpone ban on menthol cigarettes amid election-year pushback

LA Times  

President Biden’s administration is indefinitely delaying a long-awaited menthol cigarette ban, a decision that infuriated anti-smoking advocates but could avoid a political backlash from Black voters in November. In a statement Friday, Biden’s top health official gave no timeline for issuing the rule, saying only that the administration would take more time to consider feedback, including from civil rights groups. …

Court upholds town bylaw banning anyone born in 21st century from buying tobacco products
9 months, 1 week ago

Court upholds town bylaw banning anyone born in 21st century from buying tobacco products

Associated Press  

— A Massachusetts town that adopted an unusual ordinance banning the sale of tobacco to anyone born in the 21st century is being looked at as a possible model for other cities and towns hoping to further clamp down on cigarettes and tobacco products. Critics of the Brookline law, including convenience store owners who rely on the sales of tobacco …

Biden administration must decide soon on menthol cigarettes or risk proposed ban going up in smoke, advocates say
11 months, 1 week ago

Biden administration must decide soon on menthol cigarettes or risk proposed ban going up in smoke, advocates say

CNN  

CNN — Health advocates and activists plan to intensify their push for a ban on menthol cigarettes this week, ratcheting up pressure on the White House ahead of what they say is a critical deadline. Goodwin and health advocates pushing for the ban told CNN that if the White House does not at least make an internal decision this week …

California banned the sales of flavored tobacco products, but researchers say online sales have boomed
1 year, 1 month ago

California banned the sales of flavored tobacco products, but researchers say online sales have boomed

LA Times  

Gamer Aghajani, left, and Mampreh Zadoorian visit the Garden on Foothill hookah lounge in Tujunga in 2021. Despite California’s efforts to stop the sale of flavored tobacco products, UC San Diego researchers say consumers have discovered a loophole: online shopping. In 2022, Senate Bill 793 went into effect, prohibiting the sale of flavored tobacco products — making California the second …

First-in-U.S. ban on ‘toxic’ food additives heads to Newsom’s desk
1 year, 3 months ago

First-in-U.S. ban on ‘toxic’ food additives heads to Newsom’s desk

LA Times  

Legislation that would ban ‘toxic’ food additives is headed to California Gov. The California Food Safety Act — the first of its kind in the country — would ban the manufacture, sale or distribution of brominated vegetable oil, potassium bromate, propylparaben and red dye No. “Today’s bipartisan vote marks a huge step forward in our effort to protect children and …

New Camel, Newport, Kool cigarettes may violate California’s flavored tobacco ban, AG says
1 year, 7 months ago

New Camel, Newport, Kool cigarettes may violate California’s flavored tobacco ban, AG says

LA Times  

A man smokes an e-cigarette. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. and ITG Brands received letters dated April 25 from the Tobacco Unit of the California Department of Justice notifying the companies that packaging and promotional materials for nine reformulated versions of Camel, Newport and Kool cigarettes violated the state law and were presumed to be flavored. The 2022 law banned the …

California bill would eventually ban all tobacco sales
1 year, 10 months ago

California bill would eventually ban all tobacco sales

Associated Press  

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Some California lawmakers want to eventually ban all tobacco sales in the nation’s most populous state, filing legislation to make it illegal to sell cigarettes and other products to anyone born after Jan. 1, 2007. “We can ensure that the next generation of children in California do not become addicted to smoking,” said Assemblymember Damon Connolly, a …

California voters approve ban on sale of flavored tobacco products
2 years, 1 month ago

California voters approve ban on sale of flavored tobacco products

LA Times  

Supporters of Proposition 31 argued that it would disincentivize tobacco use among kids by eliminating youth-friendly flavors such as bubblegum, cotton candy and cherry. California voters on Tuesday passed a ballot measure to uphold a 2020 law that banned the sale of most flavored tobacco products, giving anti-tobacco advocates an expected victory in a multiyear fight against the industry to …

Proposition 31 will let voters decide whether they want to ban flavored tobacco products
2 years, 3 months ago

Proposition 31 will let voters decide whether they want to ban flavored tobacco products

LA Times  

Solana Beach became the latest California city to crack down on flavored tobacco. Lindsey Freitas, advocacy director for the Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids, said passing Proposition 31 is critical to stopping the sale of products she describes as the industry’s way “to hook a new generation.” “These youth are drawn in by the flavors but hooked by the nicotine,” …

Endorsement: Flavored tobacco products kill. Vote yes on Proposition 31
2 years, 3 months ago

Endorsement: Flavored tobacco products kill. Vote yes on Proposition 31

LA Times  

In 2020, the California Legislature approved a ban on sales of most flavored tobacco products, including menthol cigarettes. Studies have shown year after year that the vast majority of tobacco users under 18 first tried flavored tobacco products. It’s also why dozens of cities, including San Francisco and San Jose, have enacted bans on flavored tobacco; Los Angeles’ ban is …

L.A. Times electoral endorsements for November 2022
2 years, 3 months ago

L.A. Times electoral endorsements for November 2022

LA Times  

Proposition 1: Yes After the Supreme Court overturned Roe vs. Wade, every state needs to have the right to abortion stated in its constitution. Proposition 26: No Proposition 26 would allow sports betting in person at four privately owned horse-racing tracks and at tribal casinos that reach agreements with the state. Proposition 27: No Proposition 27 would allow sports betting …

FDA issues plan to ban menthol in cigarettes, cigars
2 years, 7 months ago

FDA issues plan to ban menthol in cigarettes, cigars

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The U.S. government on Thursday released its long-awaited plan to ban menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars, citing the toll on Black smokers and young people. For now, FDA leaders said they will take comments for two months and then proceed “as expeditiously as possible.” Altria, which sells menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars, said it disagreed with the ban. …

Plan to ban menthol cigarettes prompts late lobbying blitz
2 years, 8 months ago

Plan to ban menthol cigarettes prompts late lobbying blitz

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — As federal officials finalize a long-awaited plan to ban menthol cigarettes, dozens of interest groups have met with White House staffers to try to influence the process, which has the potential to save hundreds of thousands of lives while wiping out billions in tobacco sales. Al Sharpton warned officials that the FDA’s plan would “exacerbate existing, simmering issues …

Ban on flavoured tobacco products or vaping might lead teens to smoke cigarettes
3 years, 6 months ago

Ban on flavoured tobacco products or vaping might lead teens to smoke cigarettes

Hindustan Times  

When San Francisco voters overwhelmingly approved a ballot measure banning the sale of flavoured tobacco products in 2018, public health advocates celebrated. Ban on flavoured tobacco products or vaping might lead teens to smoke cigarettes But according to a new study from the Yale School of Public Health, that law may have had the opposite effect. Analyses found that, after …

US vows again to ban menthol flavor in cigarettes, cigars
3 years, 7 months ago

US vows again to ban menthol flavor in cigarettes, cigars

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — U.S. health regulators pledged again Thursday to try to ban menthol cigarettes, this time under pressure from African American groups to remove the mint flavor popular among Black smokers. Company documents released via 1990s litigation also show companies viewed menthol cigarettes as good “starter” products because they were more palatable for teenagers. Companies shifted more promotions to retail …

FDA vows to push ban on menthol cigarettes, a move it says could save Black lives
3 years, 7 months ago

FDA vows to push ban on menthol cigarettes, a move it says could save Black lives

LA Times  

The FDA says it will move again to try to ban menthol tobacco cigarettes and flavored cigars, a step the agency said would significantly prevent death and disease, particularly among Black Americans. The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday announced it would move to ban menthol tobacco cigarettes and flavored cigars, a historic step the agency said would significantly prevent …

FDA Moves To Ban Menthol Cigarettes And Flavored Cigars
3 years, 7 months ago

FDA Moves To Ban Menthol Cigarettes And Flavored Cigars

NPR  

FDA Moves To Ban Menthol Cigarettes And Flavored Cigars Enlarge this image toggle caption Jeff Chiu/AP Jeff Chiu/AP The U.S. Food and Drug Administration says it is moving to ban menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars, based on the evidence of the addictiveness and harm of the products. "Banning menthol — the last allowable flavor — in cigarettes and banning all …

California’s ban on flavored tobacco sales blocked as referendum qualifies for ballot
3 years, 11 months ago

California’s ban on flavored tobacco sales blocked as referendum qualifies for ballot

LA Times  

Flavored vaping products containing nicotine fill a Los Angeles store shelf in 2019. A California law banning the sale of flavored tobacco products was put on hold Friday after a referendum by the tobacco industry qualified for the November 2022 ballot. A California law banning the sale of flavored tobacco products was placed on hold Friday after state officials said …

Tobacco industry submits signatures on California referendum to block ban on flavored products sales
4 years, 1 month ago

Tobacco industry submits signatures on California referendum to block ban on flavored products sales

LA Times  

The tobacco industry wants to overturn a law banning the retail sale of flavored tobacco products in California. A coalition representing the tobacco industry said Tuesday it has turned in more than 1 million signatures as it seeks to qualify a referendum for the November 2022 ballot aimed at overturning a law banning the retail sale of flavored tobacco products …

Tobacco industry could ask California voters to overturn ban on flavored tobacco sales
4 years, 3 months ago

Tobacco industry could ask California voters to overturn ban on flavored tobacco sales

LA Times  

California voters could be asked to overturn a new law banning the sale of flavored tobacco after opponents notified the state Monday of plans to seek a referendum on the measure. The adults who are hooked on nicotine aren’t enough for Big Tobacco; it wants our kids too.” The new law bans the retail sale of flavored tobacco products including …

California closer to banning sale of most flavored tobacco
4 years, 4 months ago

California closer to banning sale of most flavored tobacco

Associated Press  

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California is on track to ban the sale of most flavored tobacco products, joining states like New York and Massachusetts in an effort to slow the spread of the harmful habit among children. But advocates say the products are still too easy for teens to get, especially with enticing flavors such as “mango” and “tropical fusion.” The …

Proposed California ban on flavored tobacco sales sparks discussion of systemic racism
4 years, 4 months ago

Proposed California ban on flavored tobacco sales sparks discussion of systemic racism

LA Times  

Supporters of legislation to ban the sale of flavored tobacco in California are speaking out against a new advertising campaign from tobacco companies that claims the bill discriminates against Black and Latino smokers, saying that the ads disingenuously portray the industry as an ally of communities of color. The tobacco industry ad, which calls the bill “politics at its worst,” …

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