January 18, 2012   They may look and smell a lot like candy, but dissolvable, smokeless tobacco products aren’t for kids. The safety and risks of “dissolvables” are the subject of a three-day U.S. Food and Drug Administration meeting this week. “Dissolvables” are flavored mints, strips and sticks of smokeless tobacco. These products are not stop-smoking aids. Instead, they are designed to allow people to satisfy their cravings for nicotine in places where smoking is banned. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. is test marketing Camel Orbs, Camel Strips and Camel Sticks in two cities, and Star Scientific Inc., is marketing two other dissolvable tobacco products, Ariva and Stonewall. Many public health advocates are concerned about the risks these products pose to children and teens, namely possible addiction and nicotine poisoning.

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