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12.6.12 Regulation of flavourings and flavoured tobacco products
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Relevant news and research: Regulation of flavourings and flavoured tobacco products

Payan, D. D., Herrera, A. L., Chan-Golston, A. M., Yacoub, H. L., Song, A. V. and Timberlake, D. S. (2026). A systematic review investigating policy design and implementation of US state and local policy to restrict the sale of flavored tobacco products. Nicotine Tob Res. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/41674144


Hill, F., Lich, K. H., Wilson, M., Ulm, C. R., Golden, S. D., Ribisl, K. M., Baldwin-SoRelle, C. and Mills, S. D. (2026). The Public Health Impacts of Flavored Cigar Bans: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Nicotine Tob Res. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/41609108


Whitney, M. A., Gammon, D. G., Nonnemaker, J., Henriksen, L., Andersen-Rodgers, E., Colonna, R. and Rogers, T. (2026). Changes in Cigarette Availability and Sales Associated with California's Statewide Flavored Tobacco Sales Restriction: A Synthetic Control Analysis. Am J Prev Med, 108286. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/41576999


Arnold, M. J., Leavens, E. L. S., Sanderson Cox, L., Brown, A., Mayo, M. S., Baldwin, N. L., Nguyen, T. A. and Nollen, N. L. (2025). Perceptions of a Menthol Cigarette and Flavored Cigar Ban Among Black and White Adults Who Smoke Menthol Cigarettes, United States, 2024. Public Health Rep, 333549251385947. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/41388646


Barrington-Trimis, J. L., Sanchez, L. M., Leventhal, A. M., Hughes Halbert, C., Baezconde-Garbanati, L., Henriksen, L., Roberts, M. E. and Harlow, A. F. (2025). Impact of the California state flavoured tobacco sales restriction on e-cigarette use behaviours among youth. Tob Control. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/41419312


Donovan, E. M., Braganza, K., Diaz, M. C., Seidenberg, A. B., Kreslake, J. M. and Pesko, M. F. (2025). Population coverage and comprehensiveness of flavoured tobacco sales restrictions in the USA, 2010-2023. Tob Control. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/41115799


Henriksen, L., Alam, A., Johnson, T. O., Rice, M. and Schleicher, N. C. (2025). Availability of flavoured tobacco in San Francisco Bay Area stores after California's statewide sales restriction. Tob Control. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/41062268


Johnson, T. O., Satybaldiyeva, N., Schleicher, N. C., Hrywna, M. and Henriksen, L. (2025). Cigarette and cigarillo ads promote 'flavour' in a US state that prohibits flavoured tobacco sales. Tob Control. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/40841155


Winiger, E. A., Lizhnyak, P. N., Drenkard, S. W. and Vansickel, A. R. (2025). The Behavioral Impact of the Massachusetts Flavored Tobacco Products Ban on Cigarette Smoking Among Adults Aged >/=21 Years. AJPM Focus, 5, 100364. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/40787206


Lin, T., Singer, J. M. and Roberts, M. E. (2025). Community Perceptions of Flavor Restriction Policies: A Scoping Review of Disaggregated Outcomes. Nicotine Tob Res. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/40728302


Alam, A., Henriksen, L., Johnson, T. O., Prochaska, J. J. and Schleicher, N. (2025). Early assessment of compliance with California's flavoured tobacco sales prohibition: evidence from vape shops. Tob Control. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/40175081


Philbin, M. M., Dhatt, Z., Jacques, T., Colonna, R., Andersen-Rodgers, E. and White, J. S. (2025). Retailer perceptions of California's statewide sales restriction on flavoured tobacco: lessons from qualitative interviews with tobacco retailers across four diverse jurisdictions. Tob Control. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/40204341


Bunch, S. C., Coats, E. M., Brown, E. M., Nonnemaker, J. M., Lee, J. and Fajobi, O. (2025). Flavored Tobacco Restriction Policy Support in New York and the United States, 2022. J Public Health Manag Pract. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/39946736


Whitacre, T. R., Crippen, A., Monthrope, M., Narine, T., Liber, A. C. and Friedman, A. S. (2025). Tobacco product flavour policies in the USA. Tob Control. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/39870520


 

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