Blumenthal Advocates Ban on Menthol Cigarettes

Publish Date: 
April 21, 2011

Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) is pushing for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to remove menthol cigarettes from the marketplace. In a letter to FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamburg, the senator encouraged the agency to continue its follow-up on recommendations from the Tobacco Products Scientific Advisory Committee (TPSAC) regarding menthol cigarettes.
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