San Francisco floats ban on e-cigarettes pending US review
Source: Associated Press
San Francisco floats ban on e-cigarettes pending US review
By JANIE HAR
March 19, 2019
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) San Francisco is trying to crack down on electronic cigarettes that critics say aggressively target kids, with an official on Tuesday proposed whats believed to be the first U.S. ban on their sale until the federal government regulates vaping products.
City Attorney Dennis Herrera said San Francisco, Chicago and New York sent a joint letter demanding that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration evaluate the effect of e-cigarettes on public health.
Herrera said the review should have been done before e-cigarettes entered the market. The FDA released proposed guidelines last week giving companies until 2021 to submit applications for the evaluation.
The result is that millions of children are already addicted to e-cigarettes and millions more will follow if we dont act, he said Tuesday.
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