are they going to quit making menthol cigarettes This is victory': Anti-smoking advocates applaud FDA's move ban and flavored cigars 5 important things to know

The federal government has regulatory options unavailable to local jurisdictions and states

On April 11, former FDA heads Gottlieb and Mark McClellan published an op-ed calling for the FDA to make modified risk products a renewed part of the US public health agenda. Sweanor pointed to Japan, where cigarette demand fell by more than half between 2010 and 2022, according to the Foundation for a Smoke-Free World, coinciding with the introduction of a heated tobacco product

A study found that many youth simply switched to flavored cigars and menthol cigarettes when other flavored cigarettes were no longer available

Government tax coffers are not all that is impacted by this ban, however

For products sold online, the agency also wants to heighten age verification requirements

The delay, acknowledged in an online posting Wednesday, is a major defeat for health advocates who have been pushing for years to limit access to menthol cigarettes, which are aggressively marketed in Black communities