Tobacco industry brushes off call for FDA restrictions on menthol cigarettes
Friday, March 18, 2011 - 20:00
in Health & Medicine
An advisory panel stops short of recommending a ban on menthols but urges further study, suggesting that the FDA might impose marketing limits to reduce access for young people.Despite evidence that menthol cigarettes are a significant factor in the rise of smoking among adolescents, a federal advisory panel on Friday stopped short of recommending a ban on the cigarettes.