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In Ukraine, menthol cigarettes are banned. [36] In Switzerland, the parliament rejected a bill to ban menthol cigarettes. [37] On 5 January 2022, menthol cigarettes were banned in Turkey. [38] In 2023, the Norwegian government stated that menthol cigarettes are set to be banned in 2024. [39]
(Reuters) -The Trump administration has withdrawn a plan to ban menthol cigarettes in the U.S., in a setback to health regulators and activists. The Food and Drug Administration had in April 2022 ...
When Congress banned all flavors in cigarettes — with the exception of menthol — in 2009, many smokers switched to flavored cigars, undermining the healthy intention of the flavor ban, the FDA ...
Trump's FDA moved to squash a proposed rule to ban menthol cigarettes just one day after the president was sworn in, angering anti-smoking advocates. ... January 28, 2025 at 4:02 PM.
Canada banned menthol cigarettes in 2017. [90] Preliminary research in Ontario Province indicates that this ban increased the number of smokers who quit. [91] Because the law only banned flavors in combustible tobacco products under 1.4 grams, [92] some tobacco companies began producing flavored products slightly larger than 1.4 g. [89]
All flavors in cigarettes except menthol were banned in 2009. The FDA has been considering a ban on menthol for more than a decade . Studies suggest that a ban would save lives and money.
In 2022, as part of the Biden administration's attack on tobacco and nicotine use, the FDA introduced a proposed rule to ban the sale and purchase of menthol-flavored tobacco and nicotine products.
U.S. health regulators pledged again Thursday to try to ban menthol cigarettes, this time under pressure from African American groups to remove the mint flavor popular among Black smokers.