Posted on 04/28/2022 12:41:08 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. government on Thursday released its long-awaited plan to ban menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars, citing the toll on Black smokers and young people.
“The proposed rules would help prevent children from becoming the next generation of smokers and help adult smokers quit,” said Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra, in a statement.
He added that the ban would also be an “important step to advance health equity” by reducing disparities in tobacco-related diseases.
The Food and Drug Administration said eliminating menthol cigarettes could prevent between 300,000 and 650,000 smoking deaths over 40 years.
Menthol accounts for more than a third of cigarettes sold in the U.S, and the mint flavor is favored by Black smokers and young people. Menthol’s cooling effect has been shown to mask the throat harshness of smoking, making it easier to start and harder to quit.
The FDA said it will also seek to ban menthol and dozens of other flavors like grape and strawberry from cigars, which are increasingly popular with young people, especially Black teens.
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I don't smoke but why mess with someone's enjoyment? Menthol is merely a flavor and it is not dangerous.
“We’re going to take some things away from you for the common good.”
too funny.
when I used to go to the Casino before Covid Newport was the cigarette most of the Black people smoked. It smelled so nasty to a non smoker. Newport did a heck of a job getting their target market hooked.
banning menthol cigarettes sure does seem racist to me.
white people seemed to be more varied but did see a lot of Marlboros
Actually it is mostly blacks who smoke menthol cigs, it is already something aimed at them.
With everything they do, it’s a disaster! Now banning menthol in cigarettes?
And this is going to help this country HOW?
It’s going to be a long, hot, violent summer…
Hello, 2020, we’re back!
oh paging blm........
they are too busy trying to launder their money
If they wanted to do something useful, they’d tax the crap out of sugar/fructose in all its various forms.
Same FDA that approves an experimental vax on kids?
Got it.
ain’t that the truth ( troof).
DEMOCRATS ARE GONNA TAKE YOUR NEWPORTS!!!
Yup The other day Seattle had so much free time they made marijuana a racist word. Everyday is a new insanity.
Hey back in my smoking days, those were an occasional treat.
That's what they say. I kept smoking for years because of that claim.
Finally, as I was smoking three packs a day I decided enough was enough.
I quit cold turkey and never looked back. I should have quit years before that.
A friend worked for Lorrilard Tobacco, they made Newports.
He said the walking into the Menthol room was like taking a snort of wasabi up the nose.
I smoked them too, about 40 years ago 😎
I saw that Donk driving around Asheville several years ago.
Lol. I remember when I was in the NAV during Vietnam, all the black guys who smoked smoked Kools. Lol.
Yeah. But they are coming after those too. The moral busybodies will never stop.
lol
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