Cuomo admitted that while New York has already made moves that have helped curb teen smoking, new products are undoing that progress and pose a threat to New York’s citizens. Cuomo wants clarity in regards to the health department’s authority to ban the sale of different flavored e-cigarette liquids, except menthol. Broader legislation has been proposed and suggested on the national level by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that puts limits and restrictions on flavored e-cigarette products and some legislation would be extended to include other tobacco products, including flavored cigars [read more here]. The FDA’s harder stance on e-cigarettes and teen use has paved the way for more action on the state and local level on these products as well.
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