Califf told the panel that the proposed bans would "reduce the mortality risk of current smokers ofmenthol cigarettesor flavored cigars by substantially decreasing their consumption and increasing the likelihood of cessation," thePostreported. Califf's remarks came nearly a year to the day after hi...
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.Fornovice...
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 ...
1, 2019. The ban affected menthol cigarettes, chewing tobacco and all flavored vaping products. The city council passed a ban on flavored e-cigarettes, menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars, and it goes into effect in January 2023. San Diego County’s Board of Supervisors voted 3-2 in ...
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...
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...
More than 18.5 million people in the United States smokedmenthol cigarettesin 2019. Among smokers who are Black, 81 percent choose menthols, according to theU.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is also pursuing a ban on flavored cigars and ne...
In April, FDA announced plans to ban all flavored cigars and menthol cigarettes. Because of rules regarding regulations by executive agencies, FDA must allow for individuals, organizations and businesses to comment on the proposed rules during a formalized comment period, which runs May 4-July 5,...
The rule, if finalized, will ban U.S. sales of menthol cigarettes and flavored small cigars. Califf has championed the policy, claiming it will reduce youth smoking initiation and make it easier for adult smokers to quit. According to Politico, in addition to engaging outside assistance, Cal...
The flavor's persistence has infuriated anti-smoking advocates, who point to research that menthol's numbing effect masks the harshness of smoking, likely making it easier to start and harder to quit. The mint-flavored cigarettes are overwhelmingly used by young people and minorities, particularly ...