Cigar packaging features such as small pack sizes, innovative materials, flavor names, bright colors, and cost-saving promotions are prevalent among the top-selling products, concludes a study of packaging of top-selling cigars in the U.S. Stronger packaging-focused policies at the federal and local levels may help reduce appeal and potentially curb cigar use, conclude the authors of the study, published in Nicotine & Tobacco Research. The study notes that sales of mass-market cigars in the U.S. have remained strong over the past decade, propelled by lax product regulations. Read the paper.