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[Best Syndication News] The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that flavored cigarettes are illegal in the United States. The flavors were fruit, candy or clove and they issued the ban using the new Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act. They FDA sees the flavored cigarettes as an attraction for children and teenagers to pick up the addictive habit of smoking cigarettes and want to prevent this.

"Almost 90 percent of adult smokers start smoking as teenagers. These flavored cigarettes are a gateway for many children and young adults to become regular smokers," said FDA Commissioner Margaret A. Hamburg, M.D. in a public statement. "The FDA will utilize regulatory authority to reduce the burden of illness and death caused by tobacco products to enhance our Nation's public health."

The FDA reported that 17 year old cigarette smokers were 3 times more likely to smoke a flavored cigarette compared to a smoker over the age of 25.1.

The FDA warned the tobacco industry by sending a letter to them that any continuation of shipping or manufacturing flavored cigarettes will be a risk for the FDA to pursue enforcement actions.

The FDA are asking consumers to report any sales of the flavored tobacco products to their tobacco hotline at 1-877-CTP-1373 or online at www.fda.gov/flavoredtobacco .

By: Marlene Donor