SACRAMENTO, Calif., June 8 -- The California Attorney General issued the following press release:
OAKLAND- California Attorney General Rob Bonta today joined a coalition of 19 attorneys general in sending a letter to the Federation Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) and Formula 1 (F1) regarding tobacco industry and nicotine sponsorship. Despite F1's 2006 policy prohibiting cigarette sponsorships, teams have now changed their strategy to race after young fans with prominent advertisements for highly addictive nicotine pouches such as Velo and Zyn. Given F1's popularity boom, its significant youth viewership, and the danger of exposing young people to highly addictive and harmful nicotine products, Attorney General Bonta and the coalition ...