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The use of flavour cards and other additives after a menthol ban in Canada

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In Canada, where bans on menthol have been implemented in the province of Ontario since January 2017 and across Canada since October 2017, products that can be used to add… Click to show full abstract

In Canada, where bans on menthol have been implemented in the province of Ontario since January 2017 and across Canada since October 2017, products that can be used to add menthol flavour to non-mentholated tobacco such as flavour cards and menthol drops are available in stores, including the brand ‘Itsa’, which is distributed by a cigar company. These products can easily add menthol flavour by either placing the card or drops with the tobacco or in the package as a way of circumventing the ban. However, in Ontario, it appears that no major cigarette manufacturers had produced or advertised these flavour additives.1 The purpose of this letter is to examine the changes in use of after-market menthol additives after the menthol ban in Ontario. Current (past month) cigarette smokers aged 16+ living in Ontario were surveyed pre-ban …

Keywords: flavour; menthol ban; use flavour; canada; additives menthol; flavour cards

Journal Title: Tobacco Control
Year Published: 2020

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