Support For U.S. FDA’s Menthol Ban
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 banne...
Joint Statement: The FDA Agrees to Ban Menthol, To Protect African Americans
The FDA Agrees to Ban Menthol, To Protect African Americans
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) responds to a lawsuit filed by ASH, AATCLC, AMA, and NMA on Saving Black Lives
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Statement on FDA’s Response in Favor of Banning Menthol
Statement on FDA’s Response in Favor of Banning Menthol
Statement of Kelsey Romeo-Stuppy, Managing Attorney at Action on Smoking and Health (ASH)
WASHINGTON, DC – April 29, 2021 –Today, we celebrate with all ...
97 Organizations Agree, UN Human Rights Committee Must Address Menthol
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97 Organizations Agree, UN Human Rights Committee Must Address Menthol
Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) leads 97 organizations from around the wo...
Tobacco Companies Racially Discriminate Against Minorities
Tobacco use disproportionately affects many marginalized populations, including racial and ethnic minorities, who have a long and documented history of being aggressively targeted by the tobacco industry.
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Human Rights Day 2020
Happy Human Rights Day! December 10th is International Human Rights Day, in observation of the day that the UN General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). This landmark document s...
National Medical Association (NMA) Joins AATCLC, AMA AND ASH IN LAWSUIT AGAINST THE FDA
National Medical Association (NMA) Joins AATCLC, AMA and ASH in Lawsuit Against the FDA
Lawsuit seeks to require the FDA to take action on menthol cigarettes
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AATCLC: Tracy Brown, 888-881-6619...
American Medical Association (AMA) Joins AATCLC & ASH in Lawsuit Against FDA
AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION (AMA) JOINS AATCLC AND ASH IN LAWSUIT AGAINST THE FDA
The Timely Lawsuit Highlights the Lack of Protection Endured by Thousands of African Americans From Mentholated Tobacco Produc...
ASH & AATCLC File Lawsuit Against FDA
This press release was re-issued on September 3rd and December 3rd, 2020 with the addition of the American Medical Association (AMA) and National Medical Association (NMA) as a co-plantiffs. See the latest news...
The FDA tried to ban flavors years before the vaping outbreak. Top Obama officials rejected the plan
Excerpt:
Instead, over the course of 46 days, a deluge of more than 100 tobacco industry lobbyists and small business advocates met with White House officials as they weighed whether to include the ban as pa...
Statement from ASH Executive Director Laurent Huber on FDA and Graphic Warning Labels: Glacial and Unwilling, but in the Right Direction
AUGUST 16, 2019 - This week the Food and Drug Administration announced a comment period for a proposed rule to require graphic health warnings on cigarette packages and advertisements (pictured above). If t...
FDA wants to ban menthol cigarettes. Why not all cigarettes?
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WASHINGTON, DC – November 15, 2018 – This week FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb announced his intention to begin the process for banning the sale...
New, sweeping federal rules bar e-cigarette sales to teens younger than 18
The Obama administration on Thursday announced controversial new rules for electronic cigarettes, cigars, hookahs and pipe tobacco, including barring the sales of the products to teens under 18 years old.
Th...
Call the White House: Tues, Oct 27
Take action!
Call the White House comment line at 202-456-1111 on Tuesday, October 27th and ask President Obama to stand up for our kids and public health by giving the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) th...
FDA ‘Deeming’ Update
More organizations have revealed thecomments that they submitted to the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) on whether certain tobacco products should fall under the agency's authority.
Aug. 8 was the de...
In New Calculus on Smoking, It’s Health Gained vs. Pleasure Lost
WASHINGTON — Rarely has the concept of happiness caused so much consternation in public health circles.
Buried deep in the federal government’s voluminous new tobacco regulations is a little-known cost-benefit...
FDA Extends Its Authority Over Tobacco Products & E-Cigarettes, Leaving Loopholes
Statement of ASH Executive Director Laurent Huber
Today, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) proposed new rules that will extend its regulatory authority to include electronic cigarettes as well as cigar...
FDA Will Propose New Regulations for E-Cigarettes
he Food and Drug Administration will propose sweeping new rules on Thursday that for the first time would extend its regulatory authority from cigarettes to electronic cigarettes, popular nicotine delivery devi...
Wanna Smoke? It Could Cost You A Tooth, The FDA Warns Teens
When it comes to convincing teenagers not to smoke, you gotta think short-term, the Food and Drug Administration says.
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Deciphering FDA and Menthol
A few weeks ago, you may have seen some press about an “Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking” from
the Food and Drug Administration reg...
WTO Decision Forces U.S. Hand on Menthol Cigarettes
U.S. will comply with WTO decision by moving to ban menthol additives
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND 24 July – Yesterday the U.S. laid out its plan to come into compliance with a WTO dispute settlement panel fi...
Statement of the United States on Menthol
Statement of the United States on Menthol for the WTO Dispute Settlement Body on July 23, 2013
The United States provided a status report in this dispute on July 11, 2013, in accordance with Article 21.6 of...
FDA Says Menthol Cigarettes Likely Have Health Impact
Lorillard Inc. (LO), Altria Group Inc. (MO) and other tobacco companies may face limits on selling menthol cigarettes in the U.S. after regulators determined the minty flavoring may encourage people to start s...
Tobacco Companies Are Not Public Health Stakeholders, Experts Conclude
When assessing information presented by the tobacco industry, the US regulator, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and regulatory bodies in other countries, should be aware that they are dealing with compan...
FDA Has Finally Handcuffed Tobacco Manufacturers With New Rulings
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced the re-issuing of a final rule restricting the sale, distribution, and use of cigarettes and smokeless tobacco.
The rule was originally issued and ma...