“Following years of campaigning by public health experts and civil rights activists to outlaw menthol cigarettes, which disproportionately harm Black Americans, the Food and Drug Administration is expected to propose a federal ban this week, according to the Washington Post.
“The Food and Drug Administration is under a court order to respond by Thursday to a 2013 citizen petition requesting a ban on menthol-flavored cigarettes.
“It would likely take years before a ban on menthol cigarettes would take effect: The FDA has to go through a rule-making process, waiting for public comment, and the tobacco industry will undoubtedly challenge the regulatory action in the courts.”
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