menthol cigarettes

Menthol’s flavoring and anesthetic properties make cigarettes easier to start smoking and harder to quit, fueling tobacco addiction.

A proposed plan by the FDA to ban menthol cigarettes is undergoing a longer review, with a final decision on the regulation expected in fall 2024.

Banning menthol cigarettes would result in a 15 percent reduction in smoking and save up to 654,000 lives over four decades, the agency claims.