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The main argument against a menthol ban has focused on the potential for it to encourage unlicensed distribution of menthol cigarettes in communities of color, which some social justice advocates ...
The Trump administration's Food and Drug Administration (FDA) formally withdrew a proposed rule seeking to ban menthol cigarettes, after the Biden administration said it intended to make the ban ...
A menthol ban is something that the US Food and Drug Administration under the Biden administration had said was a “top priority.” It sent the final version of its rule banning menthol ...
In recent months, supporters of the plan have tried to assure the White House that banning menthol will not hurt Biden’s re-election chances. “If Black lives truly matter, then we must end the sale of menthol cigarettes and do it now,” said Dr. Carol McGruder, of the African American Tobacco Control Leadership, in a statement.
About 10.1 million Americans started smoking because of menthol cigarettes between 1980 and 2018, and 378,000 people died prematurely, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Photo Illustration by The Daily Beast / Photos via GettyWhen the Biden Food and Drug Administration announced its plan to ban menthols, it cited the fact that “out of all Black smokers, nearly ...
One of the ads says a ban would “criminalize” menthol cigarettes. It shows images of Eric Garner, a Black man who died after a police chokehold in 2014, when officers detained him for selling ...
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 ...