Mayor Bloomberg signed a bill banning the sale of "most forms of flavored tobacco products" into law yesterday. City Room reports, "The new law is more extensive than the federal Food and Drug Administration’s ban on candy- and fruit-flavored cigarettes, which took effect last month," as it covers "chocolate, vanilla, honey, candy, cocoa, dessert, alcoholic beverage, herb or spice flavors" and includes cigars and smokeless tobacco (the federal law bans only cigarettes). However, "tobacco, menthol, mint or wintergreen flavors" are still for sale!
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