Tag: Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids

The State of Massachusetts just filed a suit against Juul Labs.

Matthew Myers, president of the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, said Juul targeted a generation of young people who otherwise never would have started using tobacco products.

“This company figured out how to deliver nicotine more intensely, more rapidly, more deceptively to our young people than any company has ever done in history,” Myers said.

https://abcnews.go.com/Health/wireStory/massachusetts-sues-juul-cigarette-marketing-tactics-68940684

Let’s ban flavored vape products

TurnTo10 reports on a debate in Rhode Island about banning all flavored vaping products.

“This policy isn’t focused on making current vapers quit. It’s about trying to prevent this epidemic of youth initiation with e-cigarettes,” said Kevin O’Flaherty, with Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids.

https://turnto10.com/news/local/ridoh-holds-public-hearing-on-permanent-ban-of-flavored-vape-products

The Hill: Outrage at limited vaping ban

“Kids using mint before will use menthol tomorrow,” said Matthew Myers, president of the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids. “Decades of experience with menthol cigarettes demonstrate that menthol appeals to kids … there is no public health justification for allowing continued sales of menthol e-cigarettes.”

Public health advocates outraged by Trump’s limited vaping ban

Federal ban on selling tobacco to kids

The Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids is pleased that the FDA has raised the age for children to purchase tobacco products.

USA Today reports that:

The FDA website now reads: “It is now illegal for a retailer to sell any tobacco product – including cigarettes, cigars and e-cigarettes – to anyone under 21.” The FDA website states that the website was updated Dec. 20.