Chicago Flavored Tobacco Products Restricted Near Schools

Chicago's list identifies flavored tobacco products prohibited for sale within 500 feet of a school. The dataset includes product names, brands, and flavor descriptions, published and maintained by the City of Chicago Department of Public Health. The list was last updated on January 22, 2016.

Use Cases

• Analyze the distribution of prohibited PRODUCT types by BRAND to identify major manufacturers affected by the regulation.
• Check retail inventory against the FLAVOR and DETAIL columns to verify compliance with the 500-foot school zone rule.
• Monitor updates to the PUBLISHED DATE field to track changes in the city's enforcement list over time.

Strengths

• Provides five specific data columns (PUBLISHED DATE, PRODUCT, DETAIL, FLAVOR, BRAND) for compliance checks.
• Linked to official city regulation documents for legal context.

Limitations

• Data freshness is limited, with a last update recorded in January 2016.
• Sample data and total row count are unavailable, making volume assessment impossible.

Provenance

Source

data.cityofchicago.org

Collection Method

Compiled by city authorities for regulatory enforcement.

Time Range

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Freshness

Updated periodically; last updated 2016-01-22.

Geography

City of Chicago, Illinois, USA