Top Takeaways:
- Zyn and affiliated companies will pay nearly $3 million to San Francisco for alleged violations of the city’s flavored-tobacco sales ban.
- City officials said the companies sold flavored products online to San Francisco consumers despite the prohibition.
- The settlement also requires Zyn to post a notice on its website informing visitors that flavored products are banned in San Francisco.
Nicotine pouch brand Zyn and related companies will pay nearly $3 million to San Francisco after the city attorney accused them of violating the city’s ban on flavored-tobacco sales by continuing to sell flavored products online to local consumers.
The San Francisco City Attorney’s Office announced the settlement last week, settling claims that Zyn and its affiliates bypassed the city’s longstanding flavor ban.
San Francisco, one of the first U.S. jurisdictions to implement a comprehensive flavor ban, prohibits the sale of all flavored tobacco and nicotine products within city limits, including those sold online and shipped to local addresses.
According to reports from the SF Standard, the city claimed that the companies broke the ban by processing online orders for flavored Zyn products and shipping them to San Francisco residents. None of the involved companies admitted any wrongdoing as part of the settlement.
