In Providence, a prohibition on flavored products shows a shift to concept flavors

In Providence, a prohibition on flavored products shows a shift to concept flavors

A case study in Tobacco Control looked at restrictions on the sale of non-cigarette tobacco products with a flavor other than tobacco, menthol, mint, or wintergreen. Researchers compared scanner data from Providence and the rest of Rhode Island, which illustrated the cigarillo industry’s response to the sales restriction. They found that Providence consumers were exposed to fewer unique cigarillo products but saw a greater variety and proportion of concept-named flavored cigarillos in the retail marketplace. Read the paper.