FDA Ban on Menthol Products
May 2011
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a news announcement. Suggested lead in 3, 2, 1…
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As the U.S. Food and Drug
Administration continues to weigh a potential ban on
menthol-flavored tobacco products, the American Academy
of Pediatrics, American Public Health Association, Center
for American Progress, and Legacy® have called for menthol
cigarettes to be taken off the market, citing key findings
by the American Journal of Public Health (AJPH).
Dr. Louis Sullivan, former
U.S. Secretary of Health, says the research shows that
a ban could prevent up to 600,000 smoking-related premature
deaths by 2050, with a third of those from the African
American community.
(SULLIVAN)
THESE NEW STUDIES IDENTIFY
THE URGENT NEED FOR ACTION TO PROTECT THE HEALTH OF
ALL AMERICANS FROM THE ADVERSE HEALTH CONSEQUENCES OF
TOBACCO, INCLUDING MENTHOL-FLAVORED CIGARETTES. MORE
THAN 47,000 BLACK AMERICANS DIE EACH YEAR FROM SMOKING-RELATED
DISEASES. MORE BLACK WOMEN GET LUNG CANCER THAN GET
BREAST CANCER, AND BLACK MEN ARE 50 PERCENT MORE LIKELY
TO GET LUNG CANCER THAN WHITE MEN ARE.
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For more information, visit
www.legacyforhealth.org.
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