An amendment to the Tobacco Control Act called for the formation of a scientific advisory panel to study and report back to the FDA on the public health impact of menthol, including use among children, African Americans, Hispanics, and other racial/ethnic minorities. The panel issued its report in 2011, concluding that removal of menthol cigarettes from the marketplace would benefit public health in the United States. The FDA, however, waited two more years before requesting public comments
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Again according to CDC, tobacco firms use price promotions such as discounts and multi-pack couponswhich are most often used by African Americans and other minority groups, women, and young peopleto increase sales, areas with large racial/ethnic minority populations tend to have more tobacco retailers, while menthol products are given more shelf space in retail outlets within African American and other minority neighborhoods. Smoking also hits the community harder than their White counterparts the CDC says that although African Americans usually smoke fewer cigarettes and start smoking cigarettes at an older age, they are more likely to die from smoking-related diseases than Whites. Thus, when the FDA announced its ban proposal on Thursday, civic organisation National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) called it a victory for Black America
