Commission To Consider Resolution Against Candy Flavored Tobacco Sales
The Florida Department of Health’s Tobacco Free Florida has a warning about a sweet deception.
As soon as Halloween kicked in, candy is here to stay through the New Year. But year-round, candy is one of the tobacco industry’s favorite tricks. Fruit and candy-flavored cigarettes were banned under the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act in 2009. However, menthol cigarettes and other smokeless products are amongst some of the productions not included. There are increasingly more non-cigarette products available in Florida which youth are using. Tobacco products in flavors like kiwi-strawberry, chocolate and sour apple are available across the state despite overwhelming evidence that these deadly products appeal to youth and lead to a lifetime of tobacco addiction. Sarasota's City Commission will consider a resolution at …
