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City attorney and Supervisor Walton demand FDA action on e‑cigarettes; propose local restrictions and port ban
Summary
San Francisco on March 19 announced legal and legislative actions aimed at e‑cigarette products, including a joint letter with New York and Chicago demanding FDA premarket review, local ordinances to block sale of unreviewed e‑cigarettes and to ban tobacco sales on city property, and a city inquiry into a Pier 70 distributor license.
San Francisco city officials on March 19 announced coordinated legal and legislative steps aimed at stemming a rise in youth e‑cigarette use while demanding federal action.
City Attorney Dennis Herrera and Supervisor Shamann Walton said the city will send a joint letter with New York and Chicago asking the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to conduct the premarket public-health reviews that, by law, were supposed to occur before e‑cigarette products came to market. The city also requested records from the FDA so the city can determine whether further legal action is needed if the agency fails to act.
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