TFC-DOS and our many wonderful community partners, local governments, and caring DOS citizens have made some inroads and scored some successes this year in reducing tobacco use and improving our area’s public health and environment.…
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The first thing to know is that cigarette butts are the most littered item in the world, with more than 4.5 trillion discarded annually across the globe. The second thing to know is that cigarette butts do not biodegrade and they are not recyclable.…
News from the Noteworthy from Tobacco Free Communities: Delaware, Otsego and Schoharie Local Govt’s Can Ban Menthol Cigarette Sales Our nation is on the precipice of banning sales of menthol-flavored cigarettes and flavored cigars—or not. After years of fits and starts, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration proposed the ban in 2022 and sent its rules to the White House Office of Management and Budget in October 2023 for final review, the last regulatory step. The OMB was expected to…
"Smoking kills, on average, 1,200 Americans. Every day.” This is one of 17 new signs, known as “corrective statements,” that are being posted next to cigarette displays in tobacco retailers throughout Otsego County, a result of a December 2022 federal court order.…
News from the Noteworthy by Tobacco-Free Communities: Delaware, Otsego & Schoharie Ordinances Can Improve Tobacco Retail Environment Just a few weeks ago, Tobacco Free Communities: Delaware, Otsego & Schoharie did a survey of tobacco retailers in the City of Oneonta. The survey results provide a microcosm of the tobacco industry’s marketing in the retail environment nationwide, which in turn challenges us to consider their impact on residents’ health. As we have previously written, the tobacco industry spends about 97 percent…
