ROANOKE, Va. – Many states have imposed bans on menthol-flavored cigarettes, but some flavoring products have populated the market, allowing both sellers and consumers to skirt around flavoring bans.
Carol Bovo, a postdoctoral researcher with Virginia Tech’s Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC, has expressed concern about the use of these products.
“Menthol reduces the harshness of cigarettes because it has almost a numbing or refreshing effect when you’re smoking.”…