Friday, March 18, 2011

Advisers Suggest F.D.A. Limit Menthol Cigarettes - NYTimes.com

Cigarette companies have successfully targeted black smokers


Published: March 18, 2011
The scientific panel’s findings could provide a legal basis for the F.D.A. to try to limit, phase out or even possibly ban menthol in cigarettes.
80% of Black smoker smoke menthol cigarettes, which have long been the subject of misleading claims by manufacturers who suggest that they are "cool", less dangerous than other cigarettes.

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