The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday said it was banning the sale of Reynolds American Vuse Alto menthol e-cigarettes, saying the risk to kids outweighs any benefit to adult smokers.

The FDA said its ban includes three menthol-flavored and three mixed berry-flavored products, each offered in three different nicotine strengths. The agency is continuing to weigh whether to let the company’s tobacco flavors stay on the market.

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    1 year ago

    Oh fucks sake, quit banning shit that helps people quit smoking. You gonna ban nicotine gum for being minty next? What about hard seltzers? Those are popular with teenagers.

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    1 year ago

    Let’s regulate nicotine products similar to alcohol products. No one has a complaint about mixed berry flavored vodkas. Nicotine doesn’t cause the societal problems that alcohol does, like domestic violence, drunk driving, alcoholism.

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    1 year ago

    So cigarettes next? The risk to children outweighs any benefit to adult smokers anyway

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      1 year ago

      I assume you support the temperance movement as well. As others have said, there are no limits on candy flavored alcohol. Alcohol has a much more detrimental affect on society than nicotine. As far as I can tell, most of the regulations surrounding tobacco only serve to entrench and strengthen the international Tobacco companies by removing any chance for competitive markets.