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Southborough Board of Health reappoints tobacco-control manager; board discusses flavored products, nicotine pouches and kratom
Summary
The Board reappointed its tobacco control program manager for FY26 and heard a yearly update about retail inspections, flavored tobacco products, nicotine pouch potency and kratom sales. Staff said the board has authority to decide local restrictions and agreed to an in-person review of product samples before any regulatory change.
Southborough Board of Health reappointed its tobacco control program manager for fiscal year 2026 and heard an update on flavored tobacco products, nicotine pouches and kratom sales in local retailers.
The reappointment took place at the board’s June 11 meeting, where members voted to appoint Pari (tobacco control program manager) to continue inspections and education work under the MetroWest Tobacco Collaborative. The board then received a report from Pari about retail compliance, flavored products and emerging substances in stores.
The appointment matters because the board enforces local tobacco regulations and can hold a public hearing to update those regulations to address products that manufacturers or distributors label as “clear” or “unflavored” but that staff say have detectable flavors, and to consider rules for products not explicitly covered by existing state guidance.
Pari reported that Southborough has nine retail tobacco vendors and that undercover youth…
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