Earlier this year, FDA proposed two product standards:  one that would prohibit menthol as a characterizing flavor in cigarettes and another that would prohibit characterizing flavors (other than tobacco) in all cigars.

On June 13 and June 15, 2022, FDA held virtual listening sessions to give the public an opportunity to verbally provide open public comment on the proposed product standards.  The transcripts and recordings, with closed captioning and ASL interpretations, are now available on the FDA website.