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| Mayor Bloomberg seeks ban on New York's in-store cigarette displays | Mayor Bloomberg seeks ban on New York's in-store cigarette displays |
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| New York mayor Michael Bloomberg announced plans on Monday to ban in-store cigarette displays in a move that would be the first of its kind in the US. | New York mayor Michael Bloomberg announced plans on Monday to ban in-store cigarette displays in a move that would be the first of its kind in the US. |
| The proposed legislation, due to go before the city council this week, would require store owners to keep cigarettes and cigars out of eyesight by hiding them in drawers and cabinets or behind a curtain. The only time that they would be allowed in open view would be during sales to adults or while restocking. | The proposed legislation, due to go before the city council this week, would require store owners to keep cigarettes and cigars out of eyesight by hiding them in drawers and cabinets or behind a curtain. The only time that they would be allowed in open view would be during sales to adults or while restocking. |
| The move is aimed at further cutting the rate of youth smoking in a city that has already seen a reduction in cigarette use, largely by banning smoking in bars, restaurants and public places including parks and beaches. | The move is aimed at further cutting the rate of youth smoking in a city that has already seen a reduction in cigarette use, largely by banning smoking in bars, restaurants and public places including parks and beaches. |
| A separate bill to be introduced on Wednesday would force retailers to set a minimum price of $10.50 for a pack of cigarettes or small cigars. Larger cheap cigars and cigarillos would have to be sold in packages of four. Neither bill would affect the advertising of tobacco products. | A separate bill to be introduced on Wednesday would force retailers to set a minimum price of $10.50 for a pack of cigarettes or small cigars. Larger cheap cigars and cigarillos would have to be sold in packages of four. Neither bill would affect the advertising of tobacco products. |
| Announcing the move, Bloomberg said: "New York City has dramatically lowered our smoking rate, but even one new smoker is a smoker too many, especially when it is a young person." | Announcing the move, Bloomberg said: "New York City has dramatically lowered our smoking rate, but even one new smoker is a smoker too many, especially when it is a young person." |
| He added: "Young people are targets of marketing and the availability of cigarettes, and this legislation will help prevent another generation from the ill health and shorter life expectancy that comes with smoking." | He added: "Young people are targets of marketing and the availability of cigarettes, and this legislation will help prevent another generation from the ill health and shorter life expectancy that comes with smoking." |
| The move forms part of a broader Bloomberg agenda to improve the general health of New Yorkers. But some have balked at what they perceive to be a crackdown on individual liberties. Last week a state judge blocked the mayor's proposal to ban oversized sodas, which would have seen food carts, restaurants, movie theatres and bowling alleys prohibited from selling soft drinks in containers of 16oz or greater. | The move forms part of a broader Bloomberg agenda to improve the general health of New Yorkers. But some have balked at what they perceive to be a crackdown on individual liberties. Last week a state judge blocked the mayor's proposal to ban oversized sodas, which would have seen food carts, restaurants, movie theatres and bowling alleys prohibited from selling soft drinks in containers of 16oz or greater. |
| The mayor has said he will continue to fight for the oversized soda ban, and plans to broaden his smoking clampdown. | The mayor has said he will continue to fight for the oversized soda ban, and plans to broaden his smoking clampdown. |
| Restrictions in New York City have had an impact on smoking habits. The number of people lighting up has fallen over the last decade, from an adult smoking rate of 21.5% in 2002 to 14.8% in 2011. | Restrictions in New York City have had an impact on smoking habits. The number of people lighting up has fallen over the last decade, from an adult smoking rate of 21.5% in 2002 to 14.8% in 2011. |
| Nonetheless, 7,000 people in New York are still killed every year as a result of smoking, making it the largest cause of preventable death, city officials claim. | Nonetheless, 7,000 people in New York are still killed every year as a result of smoking, making it the largest cause of preventable death, city officials claim. |
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