New York state’s law banning the sale of flavored tobacco went into effect on Monday, May 18. Below is a statement from Matthew L. Myers, President, Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids: “New York’s historic law prohibiting the sale of all flavored e-cigarettes takes effect today. This action is the right move to reverse skyrocketing youth use […]
WHO statement: Tobacco use and COVID-19 Tobacco kills more than 8 million people globally every year. More than 7 million of these deaths are from direct tobacco use and around 1.2 million are due to non-smokers being exposed to second-hand smoke. Tobacco smoking is a known risk factor for many respiratory infections and increases the […]
The City of Oakland (CA) unanimously approved a measure to bans the sale of all flavored tobacco products at all locations within the city. Matthew L. Myers, President, Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, posted this statement about the decision: “Oakland’s City Council today took an important step to protect the health of its kids by unanimously […]
Here’s a post from Dr. Stanton Glantz, the Director of the Center for Tobacco Research Control & Education, about loopholes in regulations allowing products like Puff Bars to continue to be marketed to kids. You can read his post here.
The city of Lincoln passed a T21 ordinance during their April 30 meeting. TFND supports this measure for all of North Dakota’s cities and counties. The vote to change ordinance 12-07-12 Sale of Tobacco To and Possession, Sale or use by a person under the age of 21 ordinance was unanimous. The age for purchase […]
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) sent warnings to 10 different retailers and manufacturers on April 27 to pull e-cigarette products because they were marketing to youth. Below is the full press release from the FDA, as well as a link to their website by clicking here. FDA Warns Manufacturers and Retailers to Remove […]
This article appeared in the BBC News on April 24. It describes why France is banning internet sales of tobacco products.
This statement is from Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids on April 20 as a New Jersey law banning the sale of flavored e-cigarettes became active. This article from January further explains the ban and provides a link to the language of the bill. New Jersey Ban on Sale of All Flavored E-Cigarettes Takes Effect Today Statement […]
This article appeared on the Bloomberg News website on April 21. To read the full article, please click here. FDA Says Smokers May Have Higher Risk of Catching Covid-19 By: Tiffany Kary The U.S. Food and Drug Administration made a second revision on its stance about the risks of Covid-19 and nicotine, saying that cigarettes […]
This article appeared online for the LA Times on April 17. The full article can be accessed by clicking here Tobacco, vaping industries seize opportunities in coronavirus with freebies, donations By EMILY BAUMGAERTNER STAFF WRITER APRIL 17, 2020 Running low on surgical masks during the pandemic? You can get two for free by ordering a Moti […]