ArticleTobacco induced diseases2019
Menthol and flavor capsule cigarettes in the Philippines: A comparison of pack design.
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- Flavour capsule cigarette use and perceptions: a systematic review.Tobacco control · 2023Pooled it
- An analysis of flavor descriptors on tobacco products in the Philippines: Regulatory implications and lessons for low- and middle-income countries.Globalization and health · 2024Article
- The Use of Packaging Descriptors in a Rapidly Growing Market for Capsule Cigarettes: Evidence From Mexico.Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco · 2024Article
- Why Smoke Flavor Capsule Cigarettes? Preferences and Perceptions Among Adult Smokers in Mexico.Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco · 2022Article
- Evaluating the public health impact of partial and full tobacco flavour bans: A simulation study.The Lancet regional health. Western Pacific · 2022Article
- Menthol and flavored tobacco products in LMICs: A growing menace.Tobacco induced diseases · 2022Article
- 'It has candy. You need to press on it': young adults' perceptions of flavoured cigarettes in the Philippines.Tobacco control · 2021Article
- Regulating flavours in cigarettes: A call to action.Tobacco prevention & cessation · 2020Article
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Abstract
introductionTobacco use is a major public health problem in the Philippines. Menthol flavored and flavor capsule cigarettes are independently associated with increased smoking initiation and appeal to youth and young adults. Packaging is an important tobacco marketing tool. We describe cigarette packs sold in the Philippines market and describe products' flavor and capsule inclusion.
methodsTobacco packs were systematically collected in the Philippines in 2016 and categorized as non-flavored non-capsule, menthol non-capsule, menthol capsule, and non-menthol capsule. Structural elements (e.g. pack type, shape) and graphic components (e.g. imagery, descriptors, color) of the packs were compared.
resultsMenthol capsule packs were significantly more likely to be hard packs than menthol non-capsule. Menthol packs were more likely to be colored green than non-flavored packs. Non-menthol capsule packs were more likely to display the term 'fresh' than non-capsule packs. Capsule packs were more likely to display technological appeals than non-capsule packs.
conclusionsMenthol and flavor capsule cigarettes are packaged differently (most notably, in terms of color and technological appeals) than non-menthol and non-capsule packs. Packaging and labeling policy should take this into consideration.
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