Banning menthol cigarettes would benefit public health because mint flavoring has lured new smokers and makes quitting harder, a FDA panel report said Friday. But the group stopped short of calling ...

The Biden administration is putting off its plan to ban menthol cigarettes until next March after an aggressive lobbying push by civil rights groups -- some sponsored by Big Tobacco -- who argued a ...

In this Nov. 6, 2014, file photo, a man smokes a cigarette on Main Street in Westminster, Mass. Elise Amendola AP Federal health officials announced Thursday they are committing to advancing standards ...

Aides to President Joe Biden remain divided on a plan to ban menthol cigarette sales, according to several people familiar with the matter who say concerns of voter backlash in the election and ...

With San Francisco banning menthol cigarettes last year, and the Food and Drug Administration considering a nationwide ban, it seemed like the time was ripe for New York to follow suit. Then Reynolds ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced Thursday that it’s moving forward with its effort to ban menthol cigarettes, as well as flavored cigars. In a press release, the FDA ...

Medical groups say the FDA's recent move to ban menthol in cigarettes and cigars is long overdue. It's been a decades-long battle that some say, finally, has a happy ending. As a kid, Nia Heard-Garris ...

In 2009, Congress enacted legislation authorizing the U.S. Federal Food and Drug Administration to comprehensively regulate tobacco and nicotine products. Included in that legislation was the ...

The “war on drugs” — especially marijuana — and a possible FDA ban on menthol cigarettes are racial justice issues that should concern African-Americans and members of other over-policed communities, ...