Study: Tobacco Companies are Marketing Flavored Cigarettes to Appeal to Children in Latin America; Countries Must Act to Protect Kids
June 24, 2017
June 24, 2017
WASHINGTON, June 24 -- The Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids issued the following news release:
Multinational tobacco companies are marketing a new generation of highly flavored tobacco products, like menthol, mint and fruit, that appeal to kids throughout Latin America. In many cases they are selling them near schools, according to a new study released today by Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. While total cigarette sales are declining in Latin America, sales of flavo . . .
Multinational tobacco companies are marketing a new generation of highly flavored tobacco products, like menthol, mint and fruit, that appeal to kids throughout Latin America. In many cases they are selling them near schools, according to a new study released today by Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. While total cigarette sales are declining in Latin America, sales of flavo . . .