Menthol Cigarettes and Flavored Cigars > ACS CAN's Position
The elimination of menthol in cigarettes and all flavors in all cigars will reduce youth initiation, support successful quitting, and reduce health disparities caused by the intentional targeting of these products by the tobacco industry to communities of color, particularly Black communities, LGBTQ+, and limited-income populations.
ACS CAN looks forward to the opportunity to participate in the public comment period to advocate that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) implement a comprehensive and swift prohibition on menthol in cigarettes and all flavors in cigars. Additionally, ACS CAN will continue to advocate for the prohibition of all flavors in all tobacco products at all levels of government until they are no longer available to addict new consumers. Any flavored product left on the market will allow Big Tobacco to continue to target youth, communities of color, the LGBTQ+ community and others with its deadly products.
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