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Health Commission unanimously backs resolution urging ban on menthol and flavored tobacco sales
Summary
The commission voted unanimously to approve a resolution supporting a Board of Supervisors ordinance to prohibit menthol and flavored tobacco product sales, citing local survey data, youth-use trends and targeted industry marketing; staff will forward the resolution to Supervisor Cohen's office for the Board hearings.
The San Francisco Health Commission voted unanimously to approve a resolution endorsing proposed legislation by Supervisor Jane Cohen (introduced April 18) to prohibit the sale of menthol and other flavored tobacco products in the city.
Alice Huynh, health program planner with the Tobacco Free Project, presented the department's background information and local data. Huynh told commissioners that a 2016 survey of 265 San Francisco tobacco retailers found nearly all outlets sell…
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