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Description
This report looks at the background and potential impact of the US FDA’s proposed standard to ban menthol in cigarettes, which has reached the final stage of the agency’s review and been sent to the White House for final review and approval.
Heated tobacco products are likely to be subject to the menthol ban, since the FDA treats them as cigarettes.
This report looks at who supports the ban and why, the predicted impact on the tobacco industry and analyses the current state regulatory framework.
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Table of contents
- Executive summary
- Federal regulatory framework
- Why is the FDA seeking to ban menthol cigarettes?
- The menthol ban citizen petition
- Are heated tobacco consumables subject to the proposed rule?
- Impact on the tobacco industry
- Public opinion
- What is the last step and what does it mean?
- State regulatory framework
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