The White House has again delayed passing a ban on menthol-flavored cigarettes. Considering all other flavored tobacco was pulled from the market in 2009, why hasn’t this particular variety joined the rest? That question continues to go unanswered, leaving health groups and advocates to wonder if authorities will follow through with their proposed agenda.
FDA Recommended Ban Over a Decade Ago
Just when it looked like the menthol cigarettes would be pulled from shelves this month, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced a delay in the ban’s implementation until at least March 2024.It’s important to remember that it was Congress that banned all other flavors of cigarettes except menthol, Erika Sward, national assistant vice president of advocacy at the American Lung Association, told The Epoch Times.
