“We encourage the FDA to quickly move beyond information gathering and develop a strong flavoring product standard,” CEO Nancy Brown said in a statement. “There is already clear evidence that flavored tobacco products, including menthol, harm the public health. To make it worse, fruit- and candy-flavored e-cigarettes, cigars, and other tobacco products are highly attractive to kids and make it more likely that they will take up this addiction.”
The action comes less than a week after FDA published an advance notice seeking information comments on reducing nicotine levels in cigarettes to help combat nicotine addiction.
The advance notice will be published March 21 in the Federal Register; comments will be accepted at www.regulations.gov for 90 days.