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Tobacco companies helped flood the federal comment process that stalled menthol cigarette ban

Tobacco companies helped flood the federal comment process that stalled menthol cigarette banWorldPing

When the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) proposed banning menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars in 2022, nearly 250,000 public comments flooded in—a record response that led the Biden administration to delay a final decision.

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