The FDA proposed prohibiting menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars. The new product standards are designed to substantially prevent disease and death from combusted product use and to prevent young people from starting to smoke.
“The proposed rules would help prevent children from becoming the next generation of smokers and help adult smokers quit,” HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra said in an FDA news release. “Additionally, the proposed rules represent an important step to advance health equity by significantly reducing tobacco-related health disparities.”
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FDA proposes rules prohibiting menthol cigarettes, flavored cigars
The FDA proposed prohibiting menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars. The new product standards are designed to substantially prevent disease and death from combusted product use and to prevent young people from starting to smoke.
“The proposed rules would help prevent children from becoming the next generation of smokers and help adult smokers quit,” HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra said in an FDA news release. “Additionally, the proposed rules represent an important step to advance health equity by significantly reducing tobacco-related health disparities.”
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