The United States Food and Drug Administration on Thursday issued a long-awaited proposal to ban menthol cigarettes and flavoured cigars, a major victory for anti-smoking advocates but one that could face stiff opposition from Big Tobacco.The historic proposal from the administration of US President Joe Biden – which comes a year after the agency announced the plan – still needs to be finalised and could take years to implement.For decades, menthol cigarettes have been in the crosshairs of anti-smoking groups who have argued that they contribute to disproportionate health burdens on Black communities and play a role in luring young people into smoking.
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