FDA bans sales of popular Vuse menthol, fruit flavored e cigarettes AOL FDA Bans Most Flavored Vape Pods. Altria's Juul Stake Could Benefit, Analyst Says Barron's The FDA has ordered R.J. Reynolds to stop selling its popular Vuse Alto menthol e cigarettes, a decision the company immediately said it would challenge in court. The FDA is expected, perhaps by FDA Directs Removal of Vuse Alto Menthol Pods from Market