[HealthyTribes] Exciting Tobacco News!

[LACROIX Kimberly W]

Hi grantees,

I wanted to share some exciting tobacco related information that was in the news last week.


?  On Wednesday, the U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy released a new report, E-cigarette Use Among Youth and Young Adults: A Report of the Surgeon General<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001RLpnADAar7jNSUSyxiNGIoKHJHG-JAoldHNSwj6ssCPg4vVIS7aSSIJmSc0PlPE5JafAjzio0EynOdIZZbxIyzysVmSmXoiyGyAqwL_6YHI7hvLhBqMrg285B42RFKlZmwVLkig_CU81jjidvSb39OLf6MllCS32v3ViP46KQyYmAPHTv_HvI2j-B4G-WkD_OAb8Eq7bOXnVbY1Q2R6gZ3u9SgRGcT9bvtJdoCoCRnIS1K3ZTKzBAVs_MdcoImJ9v-MMaTPR8OTEpLnbCi1G7I6Dj27qFcm0g04UEi5ddE7SV_Wklz14wep_e9Z264WdOBCCuoPaVVv-qeU1mREGRuEZtbT3lGUuHYUEn_IvGZhF0iu1v4wn2Rg_AvV1CHLcVc6LHTyuV_P7EkwGvmWy1ExKUqflJz4ovp0f_ndnfnsqie0zUUbAZg1ihKEDXFpxBLLVLILztVY80uaVjewQfNjfYgNfST7cMSZHu_nUU-xlC8_4RaBW3k4hvMNbtxBRNA2l23dE_WiSS2jDAfgLenX7MUVKPsMi5eEEo8246Rb0f_U04bAGBKxPwchZNIdVpMB6lKB021MToTT6GIK2t0ethu3MVFOFpLDjcpzoc3prxehjVfR17-69GkRlcyse-7qrM2M70XM=&c=SlM_MRBYtUx4lxd5fSOZYoAt6_yh5nLbw-aQt19a14OibylQub7PKA==&ch=8W6CJYU-J6g5978MgDfZXLRAd-pfENSDq9h47VZ9TBd-fNr5Kqwxag==>, to address the impact of tobacco on health, with a focus on e-cigarettes. The report, "confirms that there is no acceptable level of nicotine when it comes to our kids. It notes that e-cigarettes are often a delivery system for nicotine, a highly addictive substance that can harm the developing brain. The report also confirms that the aerosol from e-cigarettes is not harmless. It can contain chemicals and particulates that are dangerous to the person using these products ("vaping") and to anyone who may inhale that aerosol second-hand."



?  On Friday, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) initiated enforcement action<http://www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/Newsroom/PressAnnouncements/ucm532563.htm> against four tobacco manufacturers for selling flavored cigarettes that are labeled as little cigars or cigars, which is a violation of the 2009 federal law that gave the FDA authority over tobacco products. The FDA issued warning letters to four tobacco manufacturers - Swisher International Inc., Cheyenne International LLC, Prime Time International Co. and Southern Cross Tobacco Company Inc. - for selling products in a variety of youth-appealing flavors, including grape, cherry, wild cherry and strawberry. The FDA's warning letters give manufacturers 15 days to respond.

Please contact your liaison if you have any questions.

Thanks,
Kim

Kim La Croix, M.P.H., R.D.N.
Policy Specialist
Public Health Division
Kimberly.w.lacroix at state.or.us<mailto:Kimberly.w.lacroix at state.or.us>
971-673-0606

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