CNN

Civil rights, medical groups sue FDA over ‘almost unconscionable’ delay in ban on menthol tobacco products

A coalition of civil rights and medical organizations said Tuesday that they are suing the US Food and Drug Administration because it has missed its own deadline to take action to ban menthol ...
WHYY

The historical ‘messy, moral dilemma’ of marketing menthol cigarettes to Black communities

Uptown was a mentholated cigarette brand designed and targeted to African American smokers by the R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company in 1989. A coalition of Black community leaders in Philadelphia fought ...
Medical Xpress

Menthol filters and rolling papers likely undermining UK ban on menthol cigarettes

The availability of menthol-flavored accessories used by smokers rolling their own tobacco may be undermining the UK's ban on menthol cigarettes, suggests a new study by UCL researchers. Menthol ...
Health Affairs

FDA Proposes Action On Menthol Cigarettes And Flavored Cigars

Tobacco is the leading cause of preventable death in the U.S., killing over 480,000 people annually. Nicotine—the identified drug in tobacco—is highly addictive, and flavors enhance nicotine’s ...