FDA Bans Flavored Cigarettes

The Food and Drug Administration banned bidis, clove, and other flavored cigarettes, on September 22, 2009. They didn't include menthol cigarettes in the ban.
Many people mistakenly think bidis, clove and other flavored cigarettes are more natural and therefore safer. They are incorrect, as bidis contain more tar, nicotine, benzopyrene, carbon monoxide, and other harmful chemicals than regular cigarettes sold in the United States. More frequent pulls, or inhalations are needed to keep them lit because they don't have burning agents in them, this means the body gets more of the toxins each time one is smoked.

Bidis, clove and other flavored cigarettes were particularly targeted to younger people. Bidi's are made in India, by the very poor and young in deplorable conditions. I am glad that the FDA acted to ban these in the United States, I know this ruling will take many very dangerous products off the shelves.