Ice Flavor-Related Discussions on Twitter: Content Analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently restricted characterizing flavors in tobacco products. As a result, ice hybrid-flavored e-cigarettes, which combine a cooling flavor with fruit or other flavors (eg, banana ice), emerged on the market. Like menthol, ice-flavored e-cigarettes produce a cooling sensory experience. It is unclear if ice hybrid-flavored e-cigarettes should be considered characterizing flavors or menthol, limiting regulatory action. Monitoring the public's conversations about ice-flavored e-cigarettes on Twitter may help inform the tobacco control community about these products and contribute to the US FDA policy targets in the future.

Objective

This study documented the themes pertaining to vaping and ice flavor-related conversations o

SUBMITTER: Galimov A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9752452 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature