WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 (UPI) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration says candy and fruit- or clove-flavored cigarettes are now illegal in the United States.
NEW YORK, Feb. 9 (UPI) -- The fact that a pack of cigarettes will soon cost more than $10 in New York could push some people quit smoking, a health official says.
WASHINGTON, July 24 (UPI) -- Members of the Congressional Black Caucus in Washington are at odds over a proposal to outlaw menthol cigarettes, The New York Times reported.
WASHINGTON, May 13 (UPI) -- Public health experts say exempting menthol from a ban on flavored cigarettes shows the power the tobacco industry has over the U.S. Congress.
SYDNEY, Dec. 27 (UPI) -- The New South Wales state government in Australia is banning tobacco products containing fruit-flavored additives to curb youth smoking.
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C., Oct. 12 (UPI) -- U.S. cigarette maker R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. will stop using candy, fruit and alcohol names for flavored cigarettes, seen as appealing to youth.
BOSTON, Nov. 11 (UPI) -- The tobacco industry has developed flavored cigarettes and packaging in order to appeal to young people, say U.S. researchers.
CHICAGO, June 30 (UPI) -- The Chicago City Council has banned marijuana-flavored suckers and other candies after criticism they may tempt young children to experiment with drugs.
ST. PAUL, Minn., Feb. 10 (UPI) -- Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty has proposed a statewide ban on specialty candy-flavored cigarettes with flavors like "MochaMint" and "Midnight Berry."
LONDON, June 3 (UPI) -- Britain's largest tobacco company is testing chocolate, cherry, maple syrup, tea, vanilla and alcohol-flavored cigarettes, The Independent reports.
