Brazilian smokers are ready for the ban on flavour additives in tobacco to be implemented
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Journal Article
Abstract
Brazil became the first country to approve a national policy to ban all flavour additives in all tobacco leaf products in 2012. However, as of February 2022, the policy remained to be implemented. Cross-sectional data come from the International Tobacco Control (ITC) Brazil Wave 3 Survey among adult smokers (N = 1216) in 2016–2017. The majority of smokers supported a ban on menthol (56.0%; 95%CI: 51.7–60.2%) and a ban on all additives (61.7%; 57.5–65.8%), with no significant differences across sociodemographic groups in adjusted logistic regression models. More than half of menthol smokers reported they would either quit or reduce the amount they smoked if menthol cigarettes were banned. Findings suggest that there is support for Brazil's ban on flavour additives, which is a determinant of successful policy implemented. Continued delays will postpone an important measure with demonstrated public health gains.
Date Issued
2022-07-01
Date Acceptance
2022-05-02
Citation
Preventive Medicine, 2022, 160, pp.1-3
ISSN
0091-7435
Publisher
Elsevier
Start Page
1
End Page
3
Journal / Book Title
Preventive Medicine
Volume
160
Copyright Statement
© 2022 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Inc. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/bync-nd/4.0/).
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Subjects
Science & Technology
Life Sciences & Biomedicine
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Medicine, General & Internal
General & Internal Medicine
Tobacco additives
Ban on flavours
Menthol
Tobacco policy support
Brazil
Publication Status
Published
Article Number
ARTN 107074
Date Publish Online
2022-05-10