F.D.A. Orders Juul to Stop Selling E-Cigarettes
By Matt Richtel and Andrew Jacobs, The New York Times June 23- The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday ordered Juul to stop selling e-cigarettes on the U.S. market, a profoundly damaging blow to a once-popular company whose […]
posted on 06/23/2022
How the Tobacco Industry Hooked Black Smokers on Menthols
By Keith Wailoo, The New York Times May 11- As regulation of the tobacco industry has grown more and more extensive in recent decades, menthol cigarettes have been an exception. They account for more than one-third […]
posted on 05/12/2022
The Legislature should get ahead of feds, enact stricter tobacco laws
By Tom McCoy, Featured in The Nevada Independent May 11- Would it surprise you to learn that tobacco companies added menthol and flavoring to their products to make them more palatable and appealing to users? What […]
posted on 05/11/2022
Philip Morris International in talks to acquire European smokeless-tobacco rival Swedish Match
By Ben Dummett and Cara Lombardo, The Wall Street Journal, Printed by Fox Business Philip Morris International Inc. is in advanced talks to acquire Swedish Match AB, according to people familiar with the matter, in a deal that […]
posted on 05/10/2022
The FDA Is Moving Forward with a Menthol Cigarette Ban. Here’s What the Science Says
By Jamie Ducharme, TIME May 3- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is moving forward with plans to ban menthol cigarettes and all flavored cigars—policies that agency officials say could help prevent some of the roughly 500,000 […]
posted on 05/04/2022
F.D.A. Moves to Ban Sales of Menthol Cigarettes
By Christina Jewett, The New York Times April 28- The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday announced a plan to ban sales of menthol-flavored cigarettes in the United States, a measure many public health experts hailed […]
posted on 04/29/2022
Tobacco-Free Vapes to Linger on Shelves as FDA Grasps New Power
By Celine Castronuovo, Bloomberg Law April 22- Many unauthorized, tobacco-free nicotine products could stay on the market past a summer deadline as the FDA grapples with its new power to regulate them and an influx of […]
posted on 04/25/2022
Plan to ban menthol cigs prompts last-minute lobbying blitz
By Matthew Perrone, Fox 13 News April 22- As federal officials finalize a long-awaited plan to ban menthol cigarettes, dozens of interest groups have met with White House staffers to try to influence the process, which has […]
posted on 04/22/2022
Juul to pay $22.5 million to settle Washington vaping suit
Associated Press April 13- E-cigarette giant Juul Labs will pay Washington state $22.5 million and has agreed to a variety of reforms to prevent underage use and sales under a settlement announced Wednesday by state Attorney […]
posted on 04/14/2022
Why U.S. should ban menthol flavored tobacco products
By David Fetterman, The Mercury News April 12- “Tobacco use is the single most preventable cause of disease, disability, and death in the United States” according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention. Smoking kills […]
posted on 04/13/2022