Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. President Joe Biden’s administration in December pressed the brakes on a plan to ban menthol cigarettes. They are popular with ...

The Biden administration is preparing to issue highly anticipated standards targeting menthol cigarettes despite heavy opposition from small business, civil rights, law enforcement and free market ...

The White House is "aware" of concerns that the Biden administration's proposed menthol cigarettes ban could unfairly target Black people, principal deputy press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said on ...

WASHINGTON — White House officials will take more time to review a sweeping plan from U.S. health regulators to ban menthol cigarettes, an unexpected delay that anti-tobacco groups fear could scuttle ...

The Biden administration is delaying a decision on whether to ban menthol flavored cigarettes amid intense lobbying from critics including the tobacco industry, industry-backed groups and some Black ...

In 2019, there were more than 18.5 million menthol cigarette smokers ages 12 and older in the U.S., according to the FDA. Credit: REUTERS/Lucas Jackson The Center for Racial and Health Equity ...

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President Joe Biden’s administration in December pressed the brakes on a plan to ban menthol cigarettes. They are popular with Black smokers but have been found by federal health officials to be ...