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Fighting Flavored Tobacco (U.S. Federal)

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Electronic Cigarettes: An Overview of Key Issues (Brief Version)

States and Localities that Have Restricted The Sale of Flavored Tobacco Products

Flavored Tobacco Products Attract Kids (Brief Version)

Marketing Menthol: The History of Tobacco Industry Targeting of African Americans

Flavored E-Cigarettes Hook Kids

Flavored Tobacco Sales Restrictions: Promising Evidence for Reducing Youth Access and Tobacco Use

Impact of Restricting the Sale of Flavored Tobacco Products: The Massachusetts Experience

Restricting the Sale of Menthol Cigarettes Will Protect Kids, Save Lives and Advance Health Equity

Press Releases

FDA Restrictions on Flavored E-Cigarettes Fall Short of What Is Needed to Reverse Youth Epidemic (Mar. 13, 2019)

Health Groups Urge FDA to Investigate Juul for Making Unauthorized Smoking Cessation Claims (May. 09, 2019)

Juul’s Latest Effort to Prevent Sales to Kids Is Too Little Too Late (Aug. 29, 2019)

Bloomberg Philanthropies Launches New $160 Million Program to End the Youth E-Cigarette Epidemic (Sep. 10, 2019)

President Trump’s Plan to Remove Flavored E-Cigarettes Is Long-Overdue Step to Address Youth Crisis, but Must be Comprehensive and Immediate (Sep. 11, 2019)

56 Health and Other Organizations Back Trump Administration Plan to Remove Flavored E-Cigarettes from the Market (Sep. 24, 2019)

As E-Cigarette Makers Face Critical September 9 Deadline, Leading Health Groups Urge FDA Not to Allow Sale of Any Flavored Products (Aug. 10, 2020)

Trump Administration Must Reject Efforts by Juul and Other Companies to Sabotage Plan to Remove Flavored E-Cigarettes from Market (Sep. 15, 2019)

Biden Administration’s Decision to Prohibit Menthol Cigarettes and Flavored Cigars Will Protect Kids, Advance Health Equity and Save Lives, Especially Among Black Americans (Apr. 29, 2021)

2021 Survey Shows Over 2 Million Kids Used E-Cigarettes Even During Covid-19 School Shutdown and 85% Used Flavored Products – FDA Must Eliminate All Flavored E-Cigarettes to Prevent Resurgence of Youth Epidemic (Sep. 30, 2021)

New Report: E-Cigarettes in Kid-Friendly Flavors Remain Widely Available Three Months After Deadline for FDA Action (Dec. 17, 2021)

FDA’s Proposed Rules to Prohibit Menthol Cigarettes and Flavored Cigars Will Protect Kids, Advance Health Equity and Save Lives, Especially Among Black Americans (Apr. 28, 2022)

U.S. Supreme Court Denies Tobacco Industry’s Request for Injunction Halting California’s Flavored Tobacco Law, Allowing Lifesaving Measure to Take Effect (Dec. 12, 2022)

Victory for Public Health: U.S. Supreme Court Refuses to Hear Tobacco Industry’s Challenge to Los Angeles County Law Ending Flavored Tobacco Sales (Feb. 27, 2023)

Juul Is Big Tobacco – Today’s Announcement Leaves No Doubt (Sep. 25, 2019)

San Francisco Voters Reject Juul-Sponsored Ballot Measure in Big Win for Kids over Tobacco Industry (Nov. 06, 2019)

New Study Shows Kid-Friendly Flavors Drove Big Increase in E-Cigarette Sales Since 2020 – To Protect Kids, FDA Must Eliminate All Flavored E-Cigarettes (Jun. 22, 2023)

White House Announcement Shows Commitment to Eliminating Menthol Cigarettes and Expanding Efforts to Help Smokers Quit (Sep. 13, 2023)

FDA’s Rejection of Flavored Vuse Alto E-Cigarette Products, Including Menthol, Is Major Step to Protect Kids (Oct. 12, 2023)

New Poll: Voters Overwhelmingly Support Trump Administration’s Plan to Take Flavored E-Cigarettes off the Market (Oct. 10, 2019)

In Key Step Forward, FDA Sends Rules to Eliminate Menthol Cigarettes and Flavored Cigars to White House for Final Review (Oct. 16, 2023)

Juul’s Decision to Keep Selling Mint/Menthol Flavors Shows Company Hasn’t Changed – Trump Administration Must Implement Plan to Remove All Flavored E-Cigarettes (Oct. 17, 2019)

New Jersey Ban on Sale of All Flavored E-Cigarettes Takes Effect Today (Apr. 20, 2020)

Over 300 Faith Leaders Tell President Biden They Support FDA Rules to Prohibit Menthol Cigarettes and Flavored Cigars (Oct. 31, 2023)

FDA Makes Progress Against Flavored E-Cigarettes, But Continued Delays Leave Kids at Risk (Jan. 23, 2024)

Trump Administration Must Put Kids Before Juul and Take Mint/Menthol E-Cigarettes Off the Market (Oct. 25, 2019)

78 Leading Organizations Call for “All Hands On Deck” Federal Enforcement Strategy to Clear the Market of Unauthorized E-Cigarettes (May. 22, 2024)

In Victory for Kids, U.S. Supreme Court Rules FDA Properly Denied Marketing Applications for Flavored E-Cigarettes (Apr. 02, 2025)

Trump Administration Must Side with Kids Over Juul and Keep Menthol in Plan to Remove Flavored E-Cigarettes (Nov. 03, 2019)

FDA’s Denial of Logic’s Menthol E-Cigarettes Is a Significant Step that Recognizes Menthol is a Flavor that Attracts Kids (Oct. 26, 2022)

JAMA Studies Show Youth E-Cigarette Epidemic Is Getting Worse and Kids Shifted to Mint/Menthol After Other Flavors Were Restricted (Nov. 05, 2019)

Trump Administration Should Not Exempt Vape Shops or Any Flavors from Its Plan to Clear the Market of All Flavored E-Cigarettes (Nov. 06, 2019)

Juul’s Decision to End Sales of Mint Pods Is Not a Substitute for FDA Action to Remove All Flavored E-Cigarettes (Nov. 07, 2019)

Is Trump Administration Breaking Its Promise to America’s Kids and Families to Remove Flavored E-Cigarettes? (Nov. 09, 2019)

U.S. House Subcommittee Approves Comprehensive Bill to Reverse Youth E-Cigarette Epidemic, Prohibit Flavored Tobacco Products (Nov. 13, 2019)

U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee Approves Bill to Reverse Youth E-Cigarette Epidemic, Prohibit Flavored Tobacco Products (Nov. 19, 2019)

Health and Parent Groups Urge Trump Administration to Stand Strong and Implement Plan to Clear the Market of All Flavored E-Cigarettes – Kids’ Health Must Not Be Compromised (Nov. 22, 2019)

U.S. Senate Should Not Confirm Nominee for FDA Commissioner Until the Administration Keeps Its Promise to Clear the Market of Flavored E-Cigarettes (Dec. 02, 2019)

Government Survey Shows Youth Tobacco Use at Highest Rate in 19 Years Due to E-Cigarette Epidemic – Administration Must Implement Plan to Remove Flavored E-Cigarettes (Dec. 05, 2019)

Tobacco Provisions in Congressional Health Bill Won’t Stop the Youth E-Cigarette Epidemic – It’s Critical to Eliminate the Flavored Products that Lure Kids (Dec. 11, 2019)

Big Win for Kids: U.S. House Approves Bill to Reverse Youth E-Cigarette Epidemic, Prohibit Flavored Tobacco Products (Feb. 28, 2020)

New York Takes Historic Action to Tackle Youth E-Cigarette Use by Ending the Sale of All Flavored E-Cigarettes (Apr. 02, 2020)

Shameless Hypocrisy: Altria’s Donation Cannot Hide the Enormous Harm It Has Done to African Americans with Menthol Cigarettes (Jun. 05, 2020)

Gov. Bullock’s Action to End the Sale of Flavored E-Cigarettes Will Protect Montana Kids (Jun. 16, 2020)

To Protect the Health of African Americans, FDA Must Act Now to Prohibit Menthol Cigarettes (Jun. 18, 2020)

FDA Action Against Puff Bar and Other Disposable E-Cigarettes Is a Positive Step to Protect Kids, but Not a Substitute for a Ban on All Flavored Products (Jul. 20, 2020)

2020 Monitoring the Future Survey Confirms Youth E-Cigarette Use Remains an Epidemic – It’s Time to Eliminate the Flavored Products Addicting Kids (Dec. 15, 2020)

FDA’s Rejection of More Flavored E-Cigarettes Is Significant Step Forward, But FDA’s Delays and Failure to Eliminate All Flavored E-Cigarettes – Including Menthol – Leave Kids at Risk (Sep. 09, 2021)

Tobacco-Free Kids Welcomes FDA’s Submission of Proposed Rules to Ban Menthol Cigarettes and Flavored Cigars to OMB for Review (Feb. 25, 2022)

In Yet Another Delay that Leaves Kids at Risk, FDA Tells Court It Won’t Finish Reviewing E-Cigarette Marketing Applications Until June 2023 (May. 19, 2022)

U.S. Government’s Seizure of Illegal E-Cigarettes Is Significant Step to Protect Kids (Dec. 14, 2023)