According to a report from a study by the foreign publication "Tobacco Control," the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), despite banning flavored tobacco products, has not been successful in preventing consumers from vaping electronic cigarettes.
A study reveals that out of 3,500 surveyed adult e-cigarette users, less than 5% stopped using e-cigarettes due to bans. The rest of the respondents turned to other tobacco products or e-cigarette flavors not included in the ban.
Increasing literature indicates that the inhalation of flavors in e-cigarettes can cause harm, thus, prohibiting these flavors is reasonable. Deborah J. Ossip, a tobacco research expert and professor at the Public Health Sciences and Center for Community Health and Prevention at the University of Rochester Medical Center, co-authored the study.
Deborah J. Ossip stated that the ban appears to be ineffective. Young people are still able to obtain flavored products and are still using e-cigarettes.
According to Dr. Dongmei Li, Associate Professor of URMC Clinical and Translational Research, Obstetrics and Gynecology, and Public Health Sciences and the lead author, a major issue is that the ban does not include disposable e-cigarettes and pod products.
According to Li Dongmei, "After the FDA's policy was implemented, other forms of flavored electronic cigarettes, especially disposable e-cigarettes, have become very popular. The FDA's policy also did not ban menthol or tobacco flavored products. Our research shows that many people have switched to menthol-flavored e-cigarettes after the ban. It seems that many people enjoy the taste of menthol.
According to the surveyed individuals, almost 30% have switched to canned or disposable flavored e-cigarettes, while another 30% have switched to mint or tobacco-flavored pods. 14% have switched to combustible products such as cigarettes, and 5% have switched to smokeless tobacco. However, after the ban, less than 5% of individuals have quit smoking.
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