World Health Organization, Case studies for regulatory approaches to tobacco products: menthol in tobacco products, WHO advisory note, 2018, accessed March 2020 WHITE OAK, MD - JULY 20: A sign for the Food And Drug Administration is seen outside of the headquarters on July 20, 2020 in White Oak, Maryland. (Photo by Sarah Silbiger/Getty Images) Sarah Silbiger/Getty Images Can be used with any tobacco but for best results we recommend a mild, chemical-free blend such as AK Gold, Pueblo or American Spirit. Remember many leading brands of RYO tobacco have hundreds of flavourings and chemicals added to them so to maximise the effect of these flavour cards go natural! The Massachusetts ban, studies show, reduced the sale of menthol products and did not seem to increase sales in neighboring states that allowed the menthol products.

Taken altogether, these activities to minimise the impact of the characterising flavours ban to smokers prove once again that maintaining the status quo and protecting profits remain the key motives of the tobacco industry.a b JTI launches new Sterling Dual Capsule Leaf Wrapped 20s format, Wholesale Manager, 15 February 2021, accessed August 2021

a b c Scottish Local Retailer/Japan Tobacco International, Making A Mint: Everything you need to know to successfully navigate the menthol ban, PDF. Source: Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) The tobacco industry has capitalised on these effects of menthol in cigarettes, to market menthol products at young people. To quote an internal memo from British American Tobacco subsidiary Brown & Williamson revealed in litigation, " Menthol brands have been said to be good starter products because new smokers appear to know that menthol covers up some of the tobacco taste, and they already know what the menthol tastes like, vis-a-vis candy."[8]EU legislation prohibits menthol as a characterising flavour but not as an ingredient in cigarettes, roll-your-own tobacco, papers or filters, and this ban does not extend to cigars, cigarillos or other accessories such as flavour infusion cards. What countries have banned menthol cigarettes?

E. Cronin, JPS Players launches Crushball cigarillo for menthol smokers, Talking Retail, 12 August 2020, accessed August 2020 Chewing Bags With Swedish chewing tobacco unavailable to sell on the UK market, these chewing bags are a great substitute. Also known as chew bags, they are becoming extremely popular both with our Scandinavian visitors and with fans of traditional snus who love the authentic flavour of the chewing bags.

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J. Ducharme, The FDA Is Moving Forward with a Menthol Cigarette Ban. Here’s What the Science Says, Time, 4 May 2022, accessed May 2022 Newport is one of the best-known brands of menthol cigarettes and maintained its top spot, with 6% growth among menthol styles. Marlboro gained 18.1% from 2014 to 2019 and remains second in market share among menthol styles. Português-brand cigarettes are a native favorite of Portugal. Some of the varieties are quite good. Others were born menthol crushes or suaves and were never meant for love in this world. Can you buy cigarettes in supermarkets Portugal? Extending the ban to accessories could be more difficult given their variety, but there are already a bans on their display at point of sale in Denmark and Scotland. 88 89 Some accessories such as cigarette filters, where the tobacco industry has made false health claims, could themselves be banned completely. 37 Tobacco industry strategies during revision development Truth Initiative, Menthol: Facts, stats and regulations (United States, April 2022) TobaccoTactics Resources