Compadres for Tobacco-Free Los Angeles County

As fewer kids smoke traditional cigarettes, tobacco companies are enticing them with a booming market of sweet-flavored tobacco products, especially electronic cigarettes and cigars, according to a report issued by five leading public health organizations.

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While a 2009 federal law, the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act, prohibited candy- and fruit-flavored cigarettes, manufacturers were still able sell menthol cigarettes and in recent years have introduced a fast-growing assortment of flavored non-cigarette tobacco products. This has led many local cities to enact policy to prohibit the sale of these products.

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The Compadres for Tobacco Free Los Angeles County aims to protect Los Angeles County from flavored tobacco products and is focused on three jurisdictions for flavor tobacco bans: Huntington Park, South El Monte and Cudahy.