Trump's FDA moved to squash a proposed rule to ban menthol cigarettes just one day after the president was sworn in, angering anti-smoking advocates.

The Biden administration never finalized a ban on menthol cigarettes, and the Trump administration withdrew the proposal. The ...

In late January, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) withdrew its proposed rules to prohibit menthol as a ...

The FDA‘s extensive review produced some unexpected findings. While menthol cigarettes don’t appear more toxic than regular cigarettes, their appeal to younger smokers raises serious concerns.

Black Americans, a key voting block, smoke disproportionately more menthol cigarettes than other racial and ethnic groups, and many groups lobbied against the ban. While the Food and Drug ...

A menthol ban had been more than a decade in the making across multiple administrations, but it was held up at almost every turn. The FDA finally proposed one in 2022, but the target date for a ...

Awareness of the menthol mimics was more likely among Black people, smokers, and people who live in states with a menthol ban, researchers added. Disclosing the name of the synthetic cooling agent ...

“There are more effective ways to transition adult smokers away from cigarettes. “A menthol ban would fuel yet another extensive illicit market for unregulated and potentially more dangerous ...

Menthol-flavored cigarettes produce a minty, cooling sensation believed to make them more addictive and harder to quit than other tobacco products. "Menthol can make tobacco products seem less ...

It is more critical than ever that states and cities step up their efforts to end the sale of menthol cigarettes and other ...

and that will take significantly more time.” Massachusetts, California and Washington, D.C., already prohibit the sale of menthol cigarettes, and Oregon and Washington state are weighing similar ...