FDA targets Black smokers with menthol cigarette, flavored cigar ban
Updated Apr 30, 2021;
Posted Apr 30, 2021
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - APRIL 29: Packs of Newport cigarettes are seen on a shelf in a grocery store in the Flatbush neighborhood on April 29, 2021 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. The Biden administration announced its plan to ban menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars citing the health reasons that disproportionately affect communities of color and low-income populations who are more likely to use the products. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)Getty Images
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By Erin B. Logan Los Angeles Times (TNS) and
WASHINGTON
The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday announced it would move to ban menthol tobacco cigarettes and flavored cigars, a historic step the agency said would significantly prevent death and disease, particularly among Black Americans.
A ban would “significantly reduce youth initiation, increase the chances of smoking cessation among current smokers, and address health disparities experienced by communities of color, low-income populations, and LGBTQ+ individuals, all of whom are far more likely to use these tobacco products,” acting FDA Commissioner Janet Woodcock said in a statement.
Studies have shown that 7 out of 10 Black youths who smoke use menthol. More than 90% of Black adults who smoke began by using menthol cigarettes in comparison to less than 45% of white adults, according to another study.
WASHINGTON
The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday announced it would move to ban menthol tobacco cigarettes and flavored cigars, a historic step the agency said would significantly prevent death and disease, particularly among Black Americans.
A ban would “significantly reduce youth initiation, increase the chances of smoking cessation among current smokers, and address health disparities experienced by communities of color, low-income populations, and LGBTQ+ individuals, all of whom are far more likely to use these tobacco products,” acting FDA Commissioner Janet Woodcock said in a statement.
Studies have shown that 7 out of 10 Black youths who smoke use menthol. More than 90% of Black adults who smoke began by using menthol cigarettes, compared with fewer than 45% of white adults, according to another study.
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