And while re-branding can be great for most companies, the public policy concern with making tobacco more appealing is very real.  Especially considering that FDA found that 17-year-old smokers are three times more likely to smoke a flavored cigarette than smokers older than 25.  Add to that flavors, colors, and repackaging and you may wonder whether you are reaching for a pack of gum or a pack of smokes.  And the risk becomes all the greater when the person rolling through the checkout is a teenager, reaching for the same pack.

The House of Representatives voted in April 2009 to grant FDA the authority to regulate production, sale, and marketing of tobacco products such as cigarettes.   No matter what it tastes like, the negative health effects of smoking are grim.  Nearly 500,000 Americans die from tobacco-related causes each year.  Smoking is responsible for 87% of all lung cancer deaths.

Though cigarettes may still not be tobacco-free, the FDA is on the case to make sure they remain flavor-free.

 

Related Resources:

  • FDA Flavored Cigarette Ban: What’s Covered and What’s Next? (FindLaw’s Common Law)
  • Feds ban candy- and fruit-flavored cigarettes (Los Angeles Times)
  • Flavored Cigarette Ban Takes Effect (U.S. News & World Report)
  • FDA Warns On Circumventing Flavored-Cigarette Ban (Wall Street Journal)
  • House Votes for FDA Power to Regulate Tobacco (FindLaw’s Common Law)
  • Light Cigarettes: Health Issues and Lawsuits (FindLaw)
  • Types of Defective Products (provided by Galligan & Reid PC)
  • Personal Injuries from Dangerous or Defective Products (provided by Christina Rivenbark & Associates)

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