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Abstract
The menthol report developed by the Tobacco Products Scientific Advisory Committee (TPSAC) of the Center for Tobacco Products elaborated a methodology for considering the public health impact of menthol in cigarettes that has relevance to flavourings generally. The TPSAC report was based on a conceptual framework on how menthol in cigarettes has public health impact results of evidence from related systematic reviews, and an evidence-based statistical model. In extending this approach to flavourings generally, consideration will need to be given to the existence of multiple flavourings, a very dynamic market place and regulatory interventions and industry activities. Now is the time to begin to develop the research strategies and models needed to extend the TPSAC approach to flavoured tobacco products generally.
- Packaging and Labelling
- Public policy
- Nicotine
- Tobacco industry
- Toxicology
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Contributors JMS was the lead writer and editor of this manuscript. MAP and JBU contributed to the writing and editing of this manuscript.
Funding Research reported in this publication was supported by grant number P50CA180905 from the National Cancer Institute and the FDA Center for Tobacco Products (CTP). The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the NIH or the Food and Drug Administration (P50CA180905).
Competing interests None declared.
Provenance and peer review Not commissioned; externally peer reviewed.