Banning sales of menthol-flavored cigarettes would improve public health, advisers have concluded in a draft report released on Friday.
"Removal of menthol cigarettes from the marketplace would benefit public health in the United States," said Dr. Mark Clanton of the American Cancer Society in summarizing the panel's findings. The committee was debating the findings before sending a final report to the Food and Drug Administration.
TVNL Comment: Really?! 450,000 Americans die of smoking related diseases every year.Wouldn't banning sales of ALL cigarettes improve public healt far more significantly? Just asking...
