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Fresh Take: Pitfalls of the FDA’s Proposed Menthol Ban

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 March 2022

Amirala Pasha  and
Richard Silbert
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Abstract

In April 2021, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced its intention to ban menthol flavoring in cigarettes and cigars. The Agency’s decision was based in part on the disproportionate impact of menthol flavoring in Black communities.

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Menthol CigarettesTobacco RegulationFlavor BanPublic PolicyHealth Disparities
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Symposium Articles
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Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics , Volume 50 , Issue 1: Health Law and Anti-Racism: Reckoning and Response , Spring 2022 , pp. 60 - 66
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