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Mike Mitka

JAMA. 2009;302(19):2078-2081.

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With great fanfare, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on September 22 announced a ban on certain flavored cigarettes that, the agency says, are aimed at enticing children to smoke.

"Almost 90% of adult smokers start smoking as teenagers, and these flavored cigarettes are a gateway for many children and young adults to become regular smokers," said FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamburg, MD, at a press conference announcing the ban.

A flavored cigarette ban by the Food and Drug Administration, mandated by a new law, defers action on menthol products, upsetting some in the public health community. (Photo credit: American Medical Association)

Many in the antismoking community hailed the ban, which was the first mandated public action taken by the FDA under the powers granted it through enactment of the Family Smoking and Tobacco Control Act on June 22 (http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=111_cong_public_laws&docid=f:publ031.111.pdf).

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