Vallarta Supermarkets will stop selling tobacco products

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Vallarta Supermarkets are removing tobacco products from stores throughout the state.

The new move makes Vallarta the first and largest grocer in California to go tobacco-free.
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Store officials said the decision comes as tobacco continues to harm Latino families nationwide.

In California, nearly one million Latino adults use tobacco.
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Of the 34 stores in California, 14 of those affected are in the Central Valley.