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May 31, 2025

FDA issues plan to ban menthol in cigarettes, cigars

April 28, 2022 Matthew Perrone, Associated Press

WASHINGTON — The U.S. government on Thursday released its long-awaited plan to ban menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars, citing the toll on black smokers and young people. “The proposed rules would help prevent children from […]

Biden admin vows to ban menthol flavor in cigarettes, cigars

April 30, 2021 Matthew Perrone, Associated Press

WASHINGTON, D.C. — 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 […]