National Association of Tobacco Outlets Comments to FDA on Flavored Tobacco Products
From: Convenience Store Decisions
NATO outlines key concerns in response to the ANPRM on flavored tobacco.
The National Association of Tobacco Outlets (NATO) announced that it submitted comments to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in response to the agency’s Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) regarding the role of flavors in tobacco products.
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In its comments, NATO focuses on many different issues and concerns raised by this ANPRM which include the following:
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4. The likelihood of a significant illicit market for menthol cigarettes and flavored tobacco if the FDA mandates the elimination of flavors.
