Menthols kept off U.S. tobacco bill Effort to regulate cigarettes exempts popular flavor from ban

International Herald Tribune | May 14, 2008| | Copyright

Stephanie Saul The New York Times Media Group
International Herald Tribune
05-14-2008
Menthols kept off U.S. tobacco bill Effort to regulate cigarettes exempts popular flavor from ban
Byline: Stephanie Saul The New York Times Media Group
Edition: 3
Section: FINANCE/BUSINESS

Some public health experts are questioning why menthol, the most widely used cigarette flavoring and the most popular cigarette choice of African-American smokers, is receiving special protection as the U.S. Congress attempts to regulate tobacco for the first time.

The legislation, which would give the U.S. Food and Drug ...

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