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FDA bans flavored cigarettes on September 22, 2009

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On September 22, 2009 the FDA regulation that bans certain characterizing flavors in cigarettes, takes effect:

“a cigarette… shall not contain, as a constituent (including a smoke constituent) or additive, artificial or natural flavor (other than tobacco or menthol) or an herb or spice, including strawberry, grape, orange, clove, cinnamon, pineapple, vanilla, coconut, licorice, cocoa, chocolate, cherry, or coffee, that is a characterizing flavor of the tobacco product or tobacco smoke.”

Click here for the September 14, 2009 FDA letter to the tobacco industry.