On Tuesday, December 10, 2024, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) took the first step toward a new rule forcing the tobacco industry to reduce nicotine in cigarettes to non-addictive levels, by submitting the rule to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) in the waning days of the Biden
This week, the U.S. Surgeon General issued a Report on “Eliminating Tobacco-Related Disease and Death: Addressing Disparities.” This is the 35th Surgeon General’s Report on Smoking and Health since 1964, a series of instrumental reports that inspired the name of our organization: Action on Smoking and Health. ASH welcomes this report,
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
The White House Must Support Health Equity by Approving the FDA’s Proposed Rule on Menthol Statement from Laurent Huber, Executive Director, Action on Smoking and Health December 7, 2023 In 2009, Congress gave FDA the authority to regulate tobacco in the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act and banned
The FDA Continues to Delay Protecting Americans from Mentholated Cigarettes August 2023 was the deadline announced by FDA to propose a rule WASHINGTON, DC – AUGUST 31, 2023 – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) missed their self-imposed deadline to propose a life-saving rule to ban menthol as a
If you could press a button and save lives, how long would you wait to press it? 1 minute? 1 hour? How about a day or a week? What about a year? Today (April 28, 2023) marks one year since the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced their proposed rule
Our goal at ASH is to protect everyone from the harms of tobacco. One way we strive to achieve that goal is by reducing health inequities and fighting for everyone’s right to health. In honor of International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD), here are some of the
Media Contact: Megan Arendt-Manning (202) 659 – 4310 Dr. Carolyn Dresler, 2022 C. Everett Koop Unsung Hero Award Recipient, Joins Action on Smoking and Health Board of Trustees Lung Health and Human Rights Expertise will Accelerate Tobacco Endgame WASHINGTON, DC – JANUARY 24, 2023 – Action on Smoking and Health
Guest Author: Dr. Carolyn Dresler, ASH Volunteer The FDA has recently made several exciting announcements, proposing new rules and making decisions about tobacco products. For one, JUUL is to be removed from the market, but, unsurprisingly, the industry sued the next day for a ‘stay’. The FDA just closed a
Groundbreaking Tobacco Endgame Proposal from FDA on Reducing Nicotine in Cigarettes ASH Welcomes Biden Administration’s Announcement on Reducing Nicotine WASHINGTON, DC – June 22, 2022 – Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) applauds President Biden and FDA Commissioner Califf for beginning the process to reduce nicotine in cigarettes to non-addictive
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,
Lawsuit Against the FDA Dismissed in Light of Menthol Rulemaking Process Joint Statement from the Plaintiffs Declaring Victory WASHINGTON, DC – June 1, 2022 –Today, we are pleased to announce that we are dismissing our lawsuit against the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA). A rulemaking process to ban menthol
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
Media Contact: Megan Arendt (202) 659 – 4310 ASH Commends FDA for Finally Starting Process to Save Black Lives Menthol in Cigarettes is a Known Deadly Combination that Must End WASHINGTON, DC – FEBRUARY 25, 2022 – After many years of delay and a directive from a federal judge, today
February 20th is World Day of Social Justice. The UN General Assembly recognizes that “social development and social justice are indispensable for the achievement and maintenance of peace and security within and among nations and that, in turn, social development and social justice cannot be attained in the absence of peace
February 15, 2022 Dear Dr. Califf, Congratulations on your confirmation as the new FDA Commissioner. In addition to sending our congratulations on behalf of our staff and Board, I am writing to introduce our organization, Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) and also to commend and thank you for your
ASH’s work is based on the principle that the behavior of the tobacco industry – producing, marketing, and selling addictive products that kill when use as intended – violates human rights, such as the right to health, that have been recognized at the highest level through international, regional, and national legal
Every December 10th is Human Rights Day, and this year (2021) the theme is “Equality- Reducing inequalities, advancing human rights.” For ASH, this theme is very welcome, as we strive to center our tobacco control work around these principles. This year in particular, ASH has been focused on the intersection
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:
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 WASHINGTON, DC – April 29, 2021 – Today, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that it will
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 Americans that the Food and Drug Administration took a powerful step towards banning menthol and saving lives,
Media Contact: Megan Arendt arendtm@ash.org (202)390-9513 97 Organizations Agree, UN Human Rights Committee Must Address Menthol Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) leads 97 organizations from around the world in this public health appeal to end racial discrimination Washington, DC – April 21, 2021 – Today, as we continue to
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. ASH supports those who categorize the tobacco industry’s aggressive marketing as institutional racism. Read more on that here> You might be thinking,
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 set out, for the first time, the inalienable rights which everyone is entitled to as a human being. Tobacco, and
