Susan Philip, MD, MPH

Health Officer

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Frontline Blog

Big Tobacco is marketing vapes to our kids, so our city took them on and won — it’s the FDA’s turn now

The FDA recently announced that it considers a new surge in teen e-cigarette use to be an epidemic, and will give e-cigarette manufacturers 60 days to prove that they are not marketing to kids. This is a very welcome move for those of us who have been pushing to prevent teen tobacco use. Our city recently took on the makers of e-cigarettes and won. The FDA should take San Francisco’s lead and do everything it can to protect kids from Big Tobacco.

Big Tobacco is marketing vapes to our kids, so our city took them on and won — it’s the FDA’s turn now Read the Blog