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February 11, 2024 Why the FDA’s Proposed Ban on Flavored Cigars Is Misguided The incentive is safetyism at its most maddening—vague, overreaching, and likely ineffective.
On April 28, 2022, the Food and Drug Administration issued two highly anticipated new rules that, if finalized, would prohibit menthol in cigarettes and flavors in cigars. If these rules are ...
Jun 03, 2013 — Anti cancer groups are seeking to ban the sale of fruit and chocolate flavored cigars in New York State that they say are target to children.
Infused flavors such as chocolate, strawberry, fruit, spices, herbs, coffee, and vanilla add to the appeal. These cigars are used for gifting purposes and as status symbols.
When finalized, the Flavored Cigar Product Standard would prohibit a person from manufacturing, distributing, selling, or offering for distribution or sale in the U.S., a cigar or any of its ...
Naturally flavored cigars and cigarettes, and tobacco-flavored vapes, would remain legal. However, popular smaller flavored cigars, like Swisher ‎Sweets, would be banned.
“The FDA issued a bold proposal in 2022 to prohibit tobacco companies from selling menthol cigarettes and all flavored cigars,” Nancy Brown, chief executive of the American Heart Association ...