'Menthol-Plus': a major category of cigarette found among 'concept' descriptor cigarettes from Mexico.
James F PankowWentai LuoKevin J McWhirterSamantha GilletteJoanna E CohenPublished in: Tobacco control (2021)
All but one of the 'concept' descriptor cigarettes from Mexico were 'menthol-plus'. While the Canadian cigarettes complied with Canada's flavour chemical ban, concept descriptors on the packs may increase appeal. Given the scale of the problem posed by menthol alone, health officials seeking to decrease the appeal of smoked tobacco should examine the extent to which 'concept descriptor' cigarettes using 'menthol-plus' flavour profiling together with artful descriptors are furthering the problem of smoked tobacco.