We get that the best-selling menthol brand, Newport, is made by Reynolds American, which has headquarters in Burr’s hometown of Winston-Salem. We also know, however, that cigarette smoking is ...

The FDA has said it is committed to banning menthol as a characterising flavour in cigarettes, which could wipe the 30 billion Newport menthol cigarettes Reynolds American sells every year to zero.

British American Tobacco Plc shares plunged to the lowest level in more than four years on news of a possible ban on menthol cigarettes in the US, which would eliminate products such as Newport ...