THURSDAY, April 28, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday released proposed rules — first announced a year ago — to ban menthol cigarettes and
The FDA announced its proposed rules for the ban Thursday, to "help prevent children from becoming the next generation of smokers," said HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra.
The agency says the proposal has the potential to significantly reduce disease and death from tobacco by "reducing youth experimentation and addiction."
By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. government on Thursday will lay out its long-awaited plan to ban menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars, which have taken a disproportionate toll on Black smokers and other minorities.
The U.S. government on Thursday will lay out its long-awaited plan to ban menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars, which have taken a disproportionate toll on Black smokers and other minorities.
The FDA will lay out its long-awaited plan to ban menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars. Menthol accounts for more than a third of cigarettes sold in the U.S.
The Food and Drug Administration revealed a regulatory plan Thursday for banning the sale of menthol cigarettes and cigars, though the changes are not likely to take effect for years.
By Jen Christensen, CNN The US Food and Drug Administration is expected to announce a proposed rule this week to ban menthol from cigarettes, as well as to ban flavored cigars. It’s a step that public health officials say is essential to protect public health.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released its plan to ban menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars on Thursday, saying the actions have the potential to significantly reduce disease and death.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday issued a long-awaited proposal to ban menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars, a major victory for anti-smoking advocates but one that could face
The Food and Drug Administration is proposing a ban on menthol cigarettes and all types of flavors in cigars. The agency says the ban would significantly reduce disease and death from tobacco.
The Biden administration's historic proposal, which comes a year after the agency announced the plan, still needs to be finalized and can take years to implement.
The action was hailed by leading health and civil rights groups who have complained that the decades-long targeting of Black communities by the tobacco industry has caused severe harm.
The Food and Drug Administration is proposing rules that would prohibit the sale of menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars, the agency said on Thursday. The proposed rules would prohibit menthol as a characterizing flavor in cigarettes, as well as all characterizing flavors in cigars, other than nat…
