Companies have been accused of heavily marketing menthol products to Black communities.
on menthol cigarettes, a move hailed by public health groups who say it will especially improve the health of Black communities and prevent young people from taking up smoking.
The FDA had formally proposed the ban in April 2022, and it missed a self-imposed deadline to finalize the ban by August of this year. "Once implemented, they will protect kids from tobacco addiction, advance health equity and save hundreds of thousands of lives, especially Black lives," Yolonda Richardson, CEO ofMenthol products were excluded from a 2009 law that, while giving the FDA authority to regulate tobacco, took aim at other flavored tobacco products.
In April 2021, the FDA confirmed it would move forward with a ban on menthol-flavored cigarettes and made its formal proposal a year later. However, it left out menthol-flavored e-cigarettes.The tobacco industry has argued against a ban, and it's expected to challenge the rules in court.between the use of menthol in cigarettes and smoking initiation or increased dependence. Some experts note the law empowering the FDA doesn't require that elevated level of proof.
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