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Flavored tobacco products are not restricted in Vietnam or the Philippines despite the high smoking prevalence among those 15 years of age and older (24% and 23%, respectively). There are no published reports to our knowledge on the levels of flavor chemicals in the cigarettes sold in these two countries.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>Cigarettes were purchased in Vietnam (32 brand variants) and the Philippines (19 brand variants) during 2020. Chemical analyses gave the mg\/filter, mg\/rod, and mg\/stick (= mg\/(filter + rod)) values for 180 individual flavor chemicals. Values were calculated for menthol, clove-related compounds, and \u201cother flavor chemicals\u201d (OFCs).<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>Five flavor groupings were found among the brand variants purchased in Vietnam: menthol + OFCs (n = 15), OFCs only (n = 8), nonflavored (n = 7), menthol + OFCs with a clove flavorant (n = 1) and menthol only (n = 1). Three flavor groupings were found among the brand variants purchased in the Philippines: menthol + OFCs (n = 10), nonflavored (n = 5), and menthol only (n = 4).<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>A range of flavored cigarette products are being offered by tobacco companies in Vietnam and the Philippines, presumably to maximize cigarette sales. Regulation of flavor chemicals should be considered in these two countries.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Implications<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>Article 9 of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC), ratified by both Vietnam and the Philippines, states that \u201cthere is no justification for permitting the use of ingredients, such as flavoring agents, which help make tobacco products attractive.\u201d Flavors increase product appeal, adolescent initiation and experimentation, and difficulty quitting. These analyses found that cigarettes purchased in Vietnam and the Philippines contained menthol and other flavor chemicals. Tobacco companies are offering multiple flavor chemical profiles and nominally nonflavored versions in these countries; regulation of flavor chemicals should be considered in these two countries.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1093\/ntr\/ntad146","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2023,8,11]],"date-time":"2023-08-11T12:08:43Z","timestamp":1691755723000},"page":"385-391","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":2,"title":["Menthol and Other Flavor Chemicals in Cigarettes from Vietnam and the Philippines"],"prefix":"10.1093","volume":"26","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-3869-3637","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Joanna E","family":"Cohen","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Institute for Global Tobacco Control (IGTC), Department of Health, Behavior and Society, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health , Baltimore, MD 21205 , 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