Menthol cigarette smokers can exhale in relief: their Kools won’t be losing their cool anytime soon.salem mentholA Food and Drug Administration advisory panel has declined to recommend a ban on menthol cigarettes, even though the study group conceded that a ban would improve public health. The decision follows a 2009 federal ban on candy flavorings in cigarettes because of their potential allure for young smokers.The panel’s decision not to recommend a menthol ban is potentially a big victory for tobacco companies, in particular Lorillard Inc., makers of Newport, the country’s top-selling menthol cigarette. Lorillard’s stock price jumped more...