ArticleTobacco control2024
Reducing attractiveness of e-liquids: proposal for a restrictive list of tobacco-related flavourings.
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- Differentiating e-cigarette use and dual use: the role of impulsivity.Psychopharmacology · 2026Article
- Mapping the flavoring landscape: a comparative analysis of tobacco and related products.Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco · 2026Article
- Toxicity and Appeal of Flavoured E-Cigarettes and Flavour Ban Outcomes: A Narrative Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2026Review
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- Tobacco control policy and regulation from diverse perspectives and contexts.Tobacco control · 2024Article
- Tobacco endgame measures and their adaptation in selected European countries: A narrative review synthesis.Tobacco prevention & cessation · 2024Review
- An ingredient co-occurrence network gives insight into e-liquid flavor complexity.Tobacco induced diseases · 2024Article
- Synthetic Cooling Agent in Oral Nicotine Pouch Products Marketed as "Flavor-Ban Approved".bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2023Article
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- Erratum issuedCorrection:2024
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Abstract
objectiveElectronic cigarettes are addictive and harmful, and flavour is a key factor determining their abuse liability. Both adult smokers and young non-smokers like sweet and fruity flavours in particular. In order to discourage e-cigarette use among youth, the Dutch government announced in 2020 to only allow tobacco flavours in e-liquids. We propose a restrictive list of flavourings that will only enable the production of e-liquids with a tobacco flavour.
methodsWe used e-liquid ingredient data notified via the European Common Entry Gate system before the government's announcement. First, we classified all e-liquids into flavour categories, and continued with the set of flavourings present in tobacco e-liquids. Five selection criteria related to prevalence of use, chemical composition, flavour description and health effects were defined to compile a restrictive list of tobacco flavourings.
resultsE-liquids marketed as having tobacco flavour contained 503 different flavourings, some with tobacco flavour, but also other (such as sweet) flavours. We excluded (1) 330 flavourings used in <0.5% of e-liquids, (2) 77 used less frequently in tobacco than in all e-liquids, (3) 13 plant extracts, (4) 60 that are sweet or not associated with a tobacco flavour and (5) 7 flavourings with hazardous properties. This resulted in a final list of 16 flavourings.
conclusionsImplementing this restrictive list will likely discourage e-cigarette use among youth, but could also make e-cigarettes less attractive as smoking cessation aid.
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