FDA Seeks Ban On Menthol Cigarettes To Fight Teen Smoking

[DamianTV]

https://news.slashdot.org/story/18/1...t-teen-smoking

The Food and Drug Administration announced Thursday that it will seek a ban on the sale of menthol-flavored cigarettes. From a report:

The announcement came as the agency officially released a detailed plan to also restrict the sale of flavored electronic cigarettes. It also wants to ban flavored cigars. In a statement, FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb says the moves are aimed at fighting smoking among young people. Flavored e-cigarettes, menthol-flavored tobacco cigarettes and flavored cigars are all popular among teenagers. "Today, I'm pursuing actions aimed at addressing the disturbing trend of youth nicotine use and continuing to advance the historic declines we've achieved in recent years in the rates of combustible cigarette use among kids," Gottlieb says.

While cigarette smoking has hit a record low in the United States, vaping has been skyrocketing. That trend has raised concerns that a new generation of young people will become addicted to nicotine. Gottlieb says the moves were prompted by new data showing a 78 percent increase in e-cigarette use among high school students and a 48 percent increase among middle school students, from 2017 to 2018. "These data shock my conscience," Gottlieb says.

[jkr]

tell Jimmy Walker...

[Zippyjuan]

tell Jimmy Walker...

[phill4paul]

It's not about the kids. It's about racism....

But such a move has been long-awaited by public health advocates, who have been especially concerned about the high percentage of African-Americans who become addicted to menthol cigarettes.

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/09/h...ettes-ban.html

[fedupinmo]

Das raciss...

[Schifference]

They should just put age restrictions on the purchase of tobacco products and make it illegal for minors to purchase.

[Dr.3D]

They should just put age restrictions on the purchase of tobacco products and make it illegal for minors to purchase.

Yep, just like not allowing firearms in certain areas, if they make it against the law, that should fix everything. Nobody would ever think to break one of those laws.

[DamianTV]

Paraphrasing SwordSmyth, but if I self identify as a 10 year old oriental female, does that mean that I will be prohibited from buying menthol vapes?

Dutch man, 69, who 'identifies as 20 years younger' launches legal battle to change age
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/201...-legal-battle/

Yes, people are actually trying to get away with this $#@!. They want all the Benefits of Self Identity as what ever the $#@! they want, but NONE of the Consequences. Not to mention the flat out destruction of units of measurement. I mean why not self identify as a penis where inches are measured in centimeters, so I can make it sound like I got a massively huge johnson, and Americans cant seem to figure out the metric standard anyway?

[Schifference]

Paraphrasing SwordSmyth, but if I self identify as a 10 year old oriental female, does that mean that I will be prohibited from buying menthol vapes?

Dutch man, 69, who 'identifies as 20 years younger' launches legal battle to change age
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/201...-legal-battle/

Yes, people are actually trying to get away with this $#@!. They want all the Benefits of Self Identity as what ever the $#@! they want, but NONE of the Consequences. Not to mention the flat out destruction of units of measurement. I mean why not self identify as a penis where inches are measured in centimeters, so I can make it sound like I got a massively huge johnson, and Americans cant seem to figure out the metric standard anyway?

Try to identify as a Soverign Citizen.

[TomtheTinker]

Saddle up!! We're in the menthol business boys!