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House passes tighter nicotine-product restrictions after debate over e-cigarettes
Summary
The Utah House approved a third-substitute to HB71 to prohibit nicotine ‘candies’ marketed to children and addressed advertising concerns; an amendment to exempt e-cigarettes was adopted after floor debate about cessation benefits and chemical risks. Final passage: 54-17.
The Utah House on Feb. 5 approved a third-substitute version of HB71, a bill aimed at banning nicotine products packaged and marketed like candy and adding restrictions on advertising, after a lengthy floor debate that included an amendment carving out e-cigarettes.
Sponsor Representative Paul Ray said the bill’s primary goal is to block nicotine candies that appear and are packaged like sweets and that could appeal to children. Ray told colleagues that several products were being test-marketed to look ‘‘like Tic Tacs’’ and warned of acute toxicity risks for toddlers, citing FDA studies…
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