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Menthol cigarettes are purchased disproportionately by African-American smokers, with 80% of African-American smokers consuming menthol cigarettes primarily. [ 10 ] [ 11 ] [ 12 ] In fact, menthol tobacco marketing is specifically targeted to African Americans ; [ 13 ] it is a subject of research and it has been a subject of litigation on ...
A ban on menthol cigarettes has been in the works for more than a decade. A 2013 citizen petition prompted the Food and Drug Administration to ban menthol as a flavor in cigarettes, but rules to ...
Menthol cigarettes, which comprise a third of the industry's total U.S. market share, have also faced scrutiny for their disproportionate impact on the health of Black communities.
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. ... step up their efforts to end the sale of ...
Brown contended that menthol cigarettes contained enhanced dangers over other cigarettes. Brown began by explaining the ingredient menthol contains compounds such as benzopyrene, which is carcinogenic when smoked. He argued that menthol cigarettes contain higher nicotine and tar levels than non-menthol cigarettes. Brown claimed menthol ...
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.
The FDA said it authorized four menthol e-cigarettes from NJOY, the vaping brand recently acquired by tobacco giant Altria, which also makes Marlboro cigarettes. The decision lends new credibility to vaping companies’ longstanding argument that their products can help blunt the toll of smoking, which is blamed for 480,000 U.S. deaths annually ...
Menthol cigarettes, which make up a third of the industry's total U.S. market share, have also faced scrutiny for their disproportionate impact on the health of Black communities.