That means the tobacco in a cigarette cant taste or smell like coffee, honey, alcohol, spearmint, fruit, candy or any other distinguishable flavor or smell. The FDA is also considering a similar proposal to ban menthol as a characterizing flavor federally
Its important to note, however, that smoking cigarettes poses significant health risks, and quitting smoking altogether is the best course of action for health and well-being
Joanna Cohen, director of the Institute for Global Tobacco Control at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, said its what the tobacco companies do rather than what they say in public that matters
THOMAS ORITI: Last August, the former government announced plans to increase the excise rate on tobacco
Christopher Urban is a writer living in New York