Biden Administration Bows to Tobacco Industry with New Delay on Menthol Cigarette Ban After a 15-year delay, Co-Plaintiffs who sued FDA for inaction call for immediate protection from addictive and deadly mentholated tobacco products WASHINGTON, DC APRIL 26, 2024 Today, Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra announced yet another delay on the long-awaited FDA rule to ban mentholated tobacco products
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His patents are set to be sold in a $75-million deal with Britain's Imperial Tobacco, but Hon says he will see little of the windfall, and that years of copyright disputes and negative publicity have eroded his profits
The ban addresses a critical public health problem, because adding menthol to tobacco reduces the harshness of the smoke, making it easier for teens and young adults to start smoking
Unlike CVS, Costco did not make any big announcement about the change
E-cigarettes are harmful, they cause nicotine addiction and can never substitute for evidence-based smoking cessation tools
