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Biden administration dropping plan to ban menthol cigarettes: report

President Joe Biden's administration has indefinitely delayed a plan to ban menthol cigarettes to consider more feedback, potentially avoiding backlash from Black voters in November.
Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra stated, "There are still more conversations to have," indicating the need for further discussion before implementing the ban.
The delay is a setback for the Food and Drug Administration officials who drafted the ban to prevent numerous smoking-related deaths over 40 years.

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The Guardian

Biden administration delays plan to ban menthol cigarettes again

Top health official gives no timeline for issuing rule, saying administration taking more time to consider feedbackFor the second time in recent months, the Joe Biden White House has delayed a sweeping plan to ban menthol cigarettes, a decision that is certain to infuriate anti-smoking advocates but could avoid angering Black voters ahead of November elections.In a statement on Friday, the president’s top health official gave no timeline for iss…

10 days ago·London, United Kingdom

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The Independent

Biden delays plan to ban menthol cigarettes amid widespread opposition

The announcement is another setback for Food and Drug Administration officials, who drafted the ban and predicted it would prevent hundreds of thousands of smoking-related deaths over 40 years

9 days ago·London, United Kingdom

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Reuters

Biden administration to drop plan to ban menthol cigarettes, WSJ reports

The Biden administration is reversing course on its plan to ban menthol cigarettes, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter.

10 days ago·United Kingdom

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Associated Press News

Biden officials indefinitely postpone ban on menthol cigarettes amid election-year pushback

President Joe Biden’s administration is again delaying a sweeping plan to ban menthol cigarettes. Anti-smoking advocates are upset about the delay, but the decision could avoid angering Black voters ahead

10 days ago·United States

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