are they going to quit making menthol cigarettes This is victory': Anti-smoking advocates applaud FDA's move ban and flavored cigars Study finds menthol cigarette ban

The following estimates include only cigarettes (which represent more than 90 percent of revenue from tobacco taxes)

When the settlement was reached in 1998, projections for future payments were made based on estimates of market developments, but they have turned out to be overly optimistic

Delmonte isnt surprised by the synthetic compounds mimicking menthol popping up in non-menthol cigarettes

But some wish the FDA would go further

Taxes are considered one of the most effective ways to reduce smoking, particularly among children, studies suggest

Altria did not immediately respond to requests for comment, but in a statement on menthol cigarettes in general said: "We believe prohibition does not work, and criminalizing menthol will lead to serious unintended consequences