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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. The ...
Anti-smoking groups sued the U.S. government Tuesday over a long-awaited ban on menthol cigarettes, which has been idling at the White House for months. The lawsuit is the latest effort to force ...
The Trump administration has withdrawn a plan to ban menthol cigarettes in the U.S. in a setback to health regulators and activists..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 proposed to ...
Previous FDA efforts on menthol have been derailed by tobacco industry pushback or competing political priorities. With both Biden and former President Donald Trump vying for the support of Black voters, the ban's potential impact has been scrutinized by Republicans and Democrats heading into the fall election.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Anti-smoking groups sued the U.S. government Tuesday over a long-awaited ban on menthol cigarettes, which has been idling at the White House for months. The lawsuit is the latest effort to force the government to ban menthols, which are disproportionately used by Black smokers and young people.
Among cigarette smokers aged 18 to 25, 53% used menthol cigarettes, compared with 42% of smokers over 35, the CDC said. The FDA has said eliminating menthol could prevent 324,000 to 654,000 ...
The Trump administration has withdrawn the proposed rule that would ban menthol in cigarettes and flavored cigars according to the regulatory docket. Trump administration withdraws proposed ...
The Biden administration announced its intent to ban menthol cigarettes in 2021, framing it as a potential game-changing policy to protect young and minority smokers by helping them quit or ...