San Francisco is expected to become the first US city to effectively ban e-cigarette sales. The city's board of supervisors voted in favor of an ordinance that's now headed to Mayor London Breed's desk.
San Francisco will become the first US city to effectively ban e-cigarette sales, after the city's board of supervisors voted in favor of an ordinance Tuesday.
The ordinance says"no person shall sell or distribute an electronic cigarette to a person in San Francisco" unless that product has undergone premarket review by the US Food and Drug Administration. To date, none have.This includes sales in brick-and-mortar stores, as well as online sales shipped to a San Francisco address. The ordinance also applies to flavored tobacco products in addition to e-cigarettes. The measure does not ban the use of vapes among people 21 and older.
While the FDA would not comment on the specific measure, spokesman Michael Felberbaum said in a statement Monday that"the FDA has and will continue to tackle the troubling epidemic of e-cigarette use among kids.
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