{"id":1456772,"date":"2022-04-28T12:29:34","date_gmt":"2022-04-28T16:29:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1456772"},"modified":"2022-04-28T12:29:39","modified_gmt":"2022-04-28T16:29:39","slug":"amid-mounting-crises-biden-admin-moves-to-ban-menthol-cigarettes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/amid-mounting-crises-biden-admin-moves-to-ban-menthol-cigarettes\/","title":{"rendered":"Amid Mounting Crises, Biden Admin Moves to Ban Menthol Cigarettes"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" 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buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><\/div>\n<p>The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday <a class=\"gtmContentClick\" data-vars-link-text=\"proposed\" data-vars-click-url=\"https:\/\/www.fda.gov\/news-events\/press-announcements\/fda-proposes-rules-prohibiting-menthol-cigarettes-and-flavored-cigars-prevent-youth-initiation\" data-vars-content-id=\"bc4d79b5-123d-48cb-87b3-06be536576e6\" data-vars-headline=\"FDA proposes ban on menthol cigarettes\" data-vars-event-category=\"story\" data-vars-sub-category=\"story\" data-vars-item=\"in_content_link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fda.gov\/news-events\/press-announcements\/fda-proposes-rules-prohibiting-menthol-cigarettes-and-flavored-cigars-prevent-youth-initiation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">proposed<\/a> two rules that would ban menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Driving the news: <\/strong>FDA commissioner Robert Califf <a class=\"gtmContentClick\" data-vars-link-text=\"announced\" data-vars-click-url=\"https:\/\/www.appropriations.senate.gov\/hearings\/a-review-of-the-presidents-fiscal-year-2023-budget-request-for-the-food-and-drug-administration\" data-vars-content-id=\"bc4d79b5-123d-48cb-87b3-06be536576e6\" data-vars-headline=\"FDA proposes ban on menthol cigarettes\" data-vars-event-category=\"story\" data-vars-sub-category=\"story\" data-vars-item=\"in_content_link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.appropriations.senate.gov\/hearings\/a-review-of-the-presidents-fiscal-year-2023-budget-request-for-the-food-and-drug-administration\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">announced<\/a> the rules while testifying before a congressional subcommittee, saying that &#8220;these actions are appropriate for the protection of public health.&#8221;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>He added that a ban would &#8220;reduce the mortality risk of current smokers of menthol cigarettes or flavored cigars by substantially decreasing their consumption and increasing the likelihood of cessation.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>The rules could be the most aggressive action taken by the FDA to regulate tobacco products to date, per <a class=\"gtmContentClick\" data-vars-link-text=\"the Washington Post\" data-vars-click-url=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/health\/2022\/04\/28\/fda-menthol-ban\/?utm_source=alert&#038;utm_medium=email&#038;utm_campaign=wp_news_alert_revere&#038;location=alert&#038;wpmk=1&#038;wpisrc=al_health__alert-hse--alert-national&#038;pwapi_token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJjb29raWVuYW1lIjoid3BfY3J0aWQiLCJpc3MiOiJDYXJ0YSIsImNvb2tpZXZhbHVlIjoiNjFmZWY5OTQ5YmJjMGY2MzkyZDNlMDY2IiwidGFnIjoid3BfbmV3c19hbGVydF9yZXZlcmUiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL3d3dy53YXNoaW5ndG9ucG9zdC5jb20vaGVhbHRoLzIwMjIvMDQvMjgvZmRhLW1lbnRob2wtYmFuLz91dG1fc291cmNlPWFsZXJ0JnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPXdwX25ld3NfYWxlcnRfcmV2ZXJlJmxvY2F0aW9uPWFsZXJ0JndwbWs9MSZ3cGlzcmM9YWxfaGVhbHRoX19hbGVydC1oc2UtLWFsZXJ0LW5hdGlvbmFsIn0.M63sFvIiboS_EYOqFeuRSaogYXPE9VBPwDSffSd_bG4\" data-vars-content-id=\"bc4d79b5-123d-48cb-87b3-06be536576e6\" data-vars-headline=\"FDA proposes ban on menthol cigarettes\" data-vars-event-category=\"story\" data-vars-sub-category=\"story\" data-vars-item=\"in_content_link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/health\/2022\/04\/28\/fda-menthol-ban\/?utm_source=alert&#038;utm_medium=email&#038;utm_campaign=wp_news_alert_revere&#038;location=alert&#038;wpmk=1&#038;wpisrc=al_health__alert-hse--alert-national&#038;pwapi_token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJjb29raWVuYW1lIjoid3BfY3J0aWQiLCJpc3MiOiJDYXJ0YSIsImNvb2tpZXZhbHVlIjoiNjFmZWY5OTQ5YmJjMGY2MzkyZDNlMDY2IiwidGFnIjoid3BfbmV3c19hbGVydF9yZXZlcmUiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL3d3dy53YXNoaW5ndG9ucG9zdC5jb20vaGVhbHRoLzIwMjIvMDQvMjgvZmRhLW1lbnRob2wtYmFuLz91dG1fc291cmNlPWFsZXJ0JnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPXdwX25ld3NfYWxlcnRfcmV2ZXJlJmxvY2F0aW9uPWFsZXJ0JndwbWs9MSZ3cGlzcmM9YWxfaGVhbHRoX19hbGVydC1oc2UtLWFsZXJ0LW5hdGlvbmFsIn0.M63sFvIiboS_EYOqFeuRSaogYXPE9VBPwDSffSd_bG4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the Washington Post<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>The big picture: <\/strong>The <a class=\"gtmContentClick\" data-vars-link-text=\"CDC\" data-vars-click-url=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/tobacco\/basic_information\/tobacco_industry\/menthol-cigarettes\/index.html\" data-vars-content-id=\"bc4d79b5-123d-48cb-87b3-06be536576e6\" data-vars-headline=\"FDA proposes ban on menthol cigarettes\" data-vars-event-category=\"story\" data-vars-sub-category=\"story\" data-vars-item=\"in_content_link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/tobacco\/basic_information\/tobacco_industry\/menthol-cigarettes\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CDC<\/a> says that while tobacco companies claim that menthol cigarettes are &#8220;smoother&#8221; than other cigarettes, they &#8220;are not less harmful than other cigarettes and they are likely a greater risk to public health than non-menthol cigarettes.&#8221;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Teenagers and Black people are more likely to smoke menthol cigarettes than other groups, per the CDC.<\/li>\n<li>The FDA said that menthol &#8220;makes it more difficult for people to quit smoking.&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Details: <\/strong>The FDA said that the proposed menthol product standard will reduce the appeal of cigarettes, particularly for younger populations.<\/p>\n<p><strong>By the numbers: <\/strong>Menthol tobacco products have become a large portion of tobacco industry sales.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>As of 2018, sales of menthol cigarettes made up more than a third of all cigarette sales in the U.S. \u2014 &#8220;the highest proportion since major tobacco companies were required to report those data,&#8221; the CDC notes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>On flavored cigars, <\/strong>the FDA said that having flavors such as strawberry, grape, cocoa and fruit punch &#8220;increase appeal and make cigars easier to use.&#8221;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>More than half a million young Americans use flavored cigars, and young people are more likely to try a cigar than a cigarette, the FDA notes.<\/li>\n<li>The FDA said that issuing this rule would &#8220;reduce the appeal of cigars &#8230; and decrease the likelihood of experimentation, development of nicotine dependence, and progression to regular use.&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>What they&#8217;re saying: <\/strong>&#8220;The proposed rules would help prevent children from becoming the next generation of smokers and help adult smokers quit,&#8221; said Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>&#8220;Additionally, the proposed rules represent an important step to advance health equity by significantly reducing tobacco-related health disparities.&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday proposed two rules that would ban menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars.Driving the news: FDA commissioner Robert Califf announced the rules while testifying 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