today to announce the filing of their suit against the FDA seeking to compel the agency to take action on its own conclusions that adding menthol to the list of banned tobacco products would benefit the public of the AATCLC.
diseases and we have pursued that mission since our and President Obama signed into law– the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act.
The Act created a flavor ban in cigarettes but excluded menthol, subject to further research.
The plaintiffs are therefore asking the court to direct the FDA to take action.
Tobacco is the leading cause of preventable death worldwide; smoking-related illnesses are the number one cause of death in the African American community, and 85 percent of African American smokers smoke menthol health of U.S. citizens, particularly African Americans, and the U.S. is also falling behind the global trend as countries around the world are increasingly banning menthols,” said Kelsey Romeo-Stuppy, managing attorney at ASH.
