General Eliot Spitzer and his counterparts in 37 other states have reached a settlement in which the R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. agreed to stop selling cigarettes flavored with candy, fruit and alcohol.
The sales ban will apply to R.J. Reynolds' flavored varieties of Kool, Salem and Camel cigarettes. The agreement also imposes restrictions on advertising and marketing that the attorneys general said is enticing to young people. It also prohibits the use of "lift and sniff" promotional cards scented with candy aromas.
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