More than a year ago, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) proposed ending the sale of menthol cigarettes and all flavored cigars. This proposal was supported by years of scientific evidence and hundreds of thousands of comments from the public. The White House announced that these lifesaving rules will be delayed even longer.
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Nancy Brown, chief executive of the American Heart Association, issued the following statement urging the administration to issue strong final rules without delay:
“We are deeply disheartened to learn the administration will continue to delay the release of lifesaving rules to end the sale of menthol cigarettes and all flavored cigars. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released two proposed rules more than a year ago that were strongly supported by scientific evidence and hundreds of thousands of public comments.
We should not have to wait any longer. The FDA has already been examining this issue for more than a decade. In 2011, the agency’s Tobacco Products Scientific Advisory Committee concluded that ending the sale of menthol cigarettes would improve public health. Then in 2013, the FDA conducted an internal review that found menthol enhances the addictiveness and dependence of tobacco and increases the likelihood that people will start smoking and become regular users."
Visit this link to read Nancy's full comments: Delay of lifesaving tobacco rules will jeopardize the health of communities | American Heart Association
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