and 7.6 percent for cigarettes). (9) Flavors play a significant role in attracting kids to tobacco products and make them easier to use by masking the harshness of tobacco products. (10) A 2017 study identified more than 15,000 unique e-cigarette flavors available online. E-cigarettes come in flavors such as gummy bear, cotton candy, and fruit loops. (11) The number of unique cigar flavor names more than doubled, from 108 to 250, between 2008 and 2015, and flavored cigars made up more than half of the convenience store cigar market in 2015. Cigars come in flavors such as chocolate, watermelon, and tropical fusion and are sold in convenience stores for as little as 3 for 99 cents. (12) Youth often begin tobacco use with a flavored product. Eighty-one percent of youth who have ever used a tobacco product started with a flavored tobacco product. (13) Flavors are a primary reason why youth use e-cigarettes and cigars. Eighty-two percent of current youth e-cigarette users and 74 percent of current youth cigar smokers said they used these products because they come in flavors I like . (14) In 2018, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) took action against some deceptive e-liquid products that look like kid-friendly juice boxes, cookies, and candy. Many similar products remain on the market. (15) The American Association of Poison Control Centers reported more than 3,100 calls in 2018 due to exposure to e-liquids, and the American Academy of Pediatrics has warned about the dangers of accidental poisonings because of the appeal of the packaging of flavored products. (16) Curbing the use of flavors in tobacco products will help to protect kids from nicotine addiction and tobacco-caused diseases such as cancer, heart disease, and respiratory disease. 3. Additional restrictions on use of tobacco flavors (a) Tobacco product standards Section 907(a)(1) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act ( 21 U.S.C. 387g ) is amended— (1) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as subparagraph (C)