Baseball Deal Cuts Players’ Use of Chew, Dip

November 23, 2011 Baseball’s new labor deal will limit the use of smokeless tobacco by players, but not ban it during games, as some public health groups had sought. A baseball union summary obtained by The Associated Press says that players have agreed not to carry tobacco packages and tins in their back pockets or use tobacco during pregame or postgame interviews, and at team functions. But it falls short of the call by some advocates, including members of Congress, who argued that a ban on chewing tobacco and dip during games was needed to protect impressionable kids watching on TV.

For More Information:
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-400_162-57329840/baseball-starts-ban-on-chewing-tobacco/

Partnership for Prevention

Baseball Deal Cuts Players’ Use of Chew, Dip

Join the Network!

In The News RSS