FDA Mulling Ban on Menthol Cigarettes; Advocates say cool, minty taste masks harsh chemicals, lures kids, minorities to take up smoking.(United States Food and Drug Administration)Goodwin, Jenifer
said as many as 1.3 million people could quit smoking and potentially hundreds of thousands of premature deaths could be averted if the United States's experience mirrors that of Canada after it bannedmentholcigarettes.
Menthol-flavored cigarettes are considered a "tremendous public health threat" for kids, according to the Tobacco Free Kids organization.Pediatricians have long called for a ban on flavored tobacco products,including menthol.Fornovic...
For years, smoking cessation activists along with many groups representing African Americans have been pushing for a ban on menthol cigarettes, which are very popular among black smokers. The tobacco industry has been marketing mint-flavored cigarettes to communities of color for decades. But some ...
WASHINGTON-The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday announced it will once again try to ban menthol cigarettes, as well as all flavored cigars — adding that it aims to introduce the regulations in the coming year. The FDA has attempted several times to get rid of menthol but face...
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 Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Thursday announced its proposed rule on product standards to ban menthol flavoring in cigarettes and non-tobacco flavors in cigars. The Biden administration believes this action has the potential to "significantly reduce disease and death" from smoking by ...
The Food and Drug Administration yesterday proposed restricting the sales of flavored e-cigarettes and banning menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars outright in what is considered its toughest actions against the tobacco industry in years. The FDA’s long, fact-filled news release leads with ...
FDA announces proposed ban on menthol-flavored cigarettes Advocates say it's a step in the right direction. April 28, 2022 Additional Live Streams Additional Live Streams Live ABC News Live Live Authorities investigate deadly New Year celebration terror attack in New Orleans ...
Menthol Cigarettes: Moving Toward a Broader Definition of Harm CONCLUSIONS: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) should apply the same logic that outlawed other candy flavorings and apply it to menthol cigarettes; ... P Gardiner,PI Clark - 《Nicotine & Tobacco Research》 被引量: 48发表: 20...