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Public Health Groups Sue FDA Again Over Delayed Menthol Ban
- National ban on minty-flavored cigarettes sought for 15 years
- Black smokers are more likely to use menthol tobacco products
Packs of Marlboro menthol cigarettes.
Photographer: Daniel Acker/Bloomberg
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Public health groups sued US regulators a second time for failing to follow through on a plan to ban menthol-flavored tobacco products.
The lawsuit filed Tuesday in a federal court in Northern California claims that the Food and Drug Administration has unreasonably and unlawfully delayed regulations that would save lives. The agency has repeatedly missed deadlines to take action on menthol, the latest of which came and went at the end of March.