'We're really trying to have fun with it, get people talking,' Erin Fratto, a health program specialist at the Utah Department of Health, said before the governor's order.
Community activists also planned to place them at bars, social clubs and motels. The campaign was created with federal funds.
“We're really trying to have fun with it, get people talking,” Erin Fratto, a health program specialist at the Utah Department of Health, said before the governor's order. “We're pushing the envelope.” After the governor weighed in, though, the health department apologized for the “offensive” packaging, said the campaign had not gone through the necessary approval channels and authorities regretted the “lewd nature of the branding."
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