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Are menthol cigarettes more dangerous and when will they be banned in US?

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1 May 2021 Graeme Massie, Independent: The US has announced that it will take steps to ban menthol flavoured cigarettes and all flavoured cigars within the next year. The Food and Drug Administration will work to change the rules surrounding the products, which will apply to manufacturers, distributors, retailers, wholesalers and importers. The Biden administration’s aim is …

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97 Organizations Call on UN Human Rights Committee to Address Menthol Tobacco

SEATCA Press Release / By

Quezon City, Philippines: Today, the Southeast Asia Tobacco Control Alliance (SEATCA) and 96 organizations from around the world submitted a report to the Committee on the Elimination of all forms of Racial Discrimination (CERD), an international human rights body made up of independent experts responsible for monitoring the implementation of the International Convention of the …

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