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Jump to full article: Convenience Store News, 2010-01-07
Intro: Altria's wholly owned subsidiary, U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Manufacturing Co. LLC (USSTMC), maker of moist smokeless tobacco products including Copenhagen, Skoal, Red Seal and Husky, along with U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Brands Inc. (USSTB), filed a lawsuit in a federal district court against New York City, seeking to overturn a flavored tobacco ban ordinance scheduled to take effect Feb. 25, 2010, according to the National Association of Tobacco Outlets (NATO).
In the fall of 2009, the New York City Council adopted and Mayor Michael Bloomberg signed an ordinance banning the sale of all tobacco products -- excluding cigarettes -- that contain a characterizing flavor other than menthol, mint or wintergreen.
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