The tobacco industry decades ago launched a devastating campaign to target the black community with its products, its primary tool being menthol cigarettes. This sustained attack on black health has resulted in profits in the billions and the deaths of millions. Understandably, health and social and racial justice advocates, among many others, saw great promise in the … [Read more...] about Time for action: White House needs to end delay, move forward with Ban on Menthol
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Don’t let anyone fool you: The FDA action on menthol WILL save ‘black lives’
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently issued a ruling on menthol cigarettes that puts action behind the words, “Black Lives Matter.” The new policy prohibits the manufacture and sale of menthol cigarettes in the United States, an action research estimates found could save up to 654,000 lives, including more than 238,000 'black lives' over the course of 40 years. … [Read more...] about Don’t let anyone fool you: The FDA action on menthol WILL save ‘black lives’