Tobacco Companies Sue To Halt California’s Ban On Flavored Tobacco

Mealey's (October 21, 2020, 9:29 AM EDT) -- SAN DIEGO — Seeking to block a new California law that bans the sale of flavored tobacco products, including menthol flavor, statewide, a group of tobacco companies, industry associations and retailers on Oct. 9 filed a complaint and a motion for preliminary injunction in a California federal court, arguing that the new law regarding flavors is preempted by congressional tobacco regulations that bar municipalities from enacting regulations related to “tobacco product standards” (R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., et al. v. Becerra, et al., No. 20-1990, S.D. Calif.)....