Rep. Ritchie Torres is calling on Gov. Kathy Hochul to improve New York's enforcement against illegal flavored cigarettes and vapes, particularly those from China, which are marketed to teens. Although flavored vapes were banned in 2020, they continue to infiltrate the market, compromising public health initiatives. Torres proposes strengthening state laws to empower the Tax Department with enforcement authority, allowing them to treat flavored vapes as contraband, similar to unstamped cigarettes. This would aid in curbing nicotine addiction among youth and enhance state enforcement capabilities.
These products pose a direct threat to public health, with dangerously high nicotine concentrations and unknown chemical additives.
I urge your administration to take decisive action to strengthen enforcement against the sale of illegal flavored e-cigarettes.
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