ASH submitted our comment to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on June 6, 2022, asking them to remove menthol from tobacco products. Read ASH’s comment here> This comment is submitted in response to the FDA’s proposed rule on menthol that was announced following our joint lawsuit with AATCLC, AMA,
Guest Authors: Geoffrey T. Fong, Janet Chung-Hall, and Lorraine V. Craig, ITC Project, University of Waterloo Michael O. Chaiton, Center for Addiction and Mental Health, and Ontario Tobacco Research Unit On April 28, 2022, the US FDA announced its long-awaited proposed rule to ban menthol in cigarettes, with a parallel
Media Contact: Megan Arendt 202-390-9513 Statement on FDA’s Proposed Rule Banning Menthol as a Characterizing Flavor Statement of Kelsey Romeo-Stuppy, Managing Attorney at Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) WASHINGTON, DC – April 28, 2022 – Today, Action on Smoking and Health is thrilled to celebrate the news that the Food
Joint Statement from the Plaintiffs on FDA’s Response in Favor of Banning Menthol A Powerful Step Towards Saving Lives WASHINGTON, DC – April 28, 2022 –Today, we celebrate with all Americans that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) took a powerful step towards banning menthol and saving lives, especially Black
There is vast global support for the U.S. to ban menthol cigarettes, as several countries have already done. The University of Bath’s Tobacco Tactics website lists all the other countries that have banned menthol and when. Statements Issued in Support of the FDA’s April 29, 2021 Announcement Congressional Black Caucus:
