FDA (@US_FDA) April 28, 2022 Industry Reacts As news spread of the FDAs proposed band on sales of menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars, health organizations across the country weighed in with their support
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The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) endorsed the FDA's ban, saying "the tobacco industry has been targeting African Americans," thereby contributing to "the skyrocketing rates of heart disease, stroke and cancer across our community." But the ACLU letter attracted support from several African-American groups, including the National Black Justice Coalition, the National Association of Blacks in Criminal Justice, and the National Association of Black Law Enforcement Officers
Within five years, the elimination of menthol cigarettes could close the gap in lung cancer deaths, the study found