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.
"I'm really excited about the possibility. At our foundation, we've cared about issues of smoking and preventable deaths for so long," said Dr. Richard Besser, a former director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention who now serves as the president of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, a public health advocacy organization.
If the rule stands, public health experts say, the decision could go a long way toward protecting American's health."Menthol has been a way in for the tobacco industry to hook young people on tobacco and target Black Americans. It's been intentional. It's been intentional and worked, highly effective," Besser said."So to take that off the table and say 'no menthol,' menthol is just another flavor.
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