NRN Alert: Boston, MA Menthol Ban
The Boston Public Health Commission will meet on Nov. 7 to conduct a public hearing on amendments to Boston’s tobacco control regulations. The proposed amendments would do the following:
- ban menthol, mint and wintergreen by removing the exemption for these flavors from the existing sales restrictions on flavored tobacco products
- provide for the establishment of additional guidelines to strengthen age restrictions compliance for adult-only retail tobacco stores
Retailers and industry stakeholders should contact the Boston Public Health Commission (PHC) to express concerns regarding a ban on menthol products. Attend the PHC hearing and tell the commission how a menthol ban will harm local retailers.
Boston Public Health Commission Hearing Details:
--Date / November 7
--time / 5:00 PM
--place / Boston Public Health Commission, Hayes Conference Room, 1010 Massachusetts Avenue, Boston, MA 02118
Contact:
Monica Valdes Lupi, Executive Director
email: info@bphc.org
email: boardofhealth@bphc.org
phone: (617) 534-5395
Attached is a copy of the draft regulations.
Please contact Tim McKinney with NATO at timmckinney@natocentral.org with any questions or for further information related to NRN Alerts.