sfbayview.com. California - EEUU, 10 de Junio de 2013
California anti-tobacco advocates urge FDA to ban menthol in cigarettes as part of World No Tobacco Day
In observance of World No Tobacco Day, African American anti-tobacco advocates in California and across the country are calling on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to ban menthol in cigarettes and other tobacco products. Advocates also are urging concerned groups and individuals to sign on to a historic citizen’s petition filed with the FDA in support of this national effort.
“Menthol in cigarettes is a public health hazard; it makes it easier for our youth to start smoking, it keeps people smoking, and often prevents them from quitting,” said Carol McGruder, co-chair of the African American Tobacco Control Leadership Council (AATCLC). “It’s time for the FDA and the new head of the FDA’s Center for Tobacco Products, Mitch Zeller, to take a stand once and for all against menthol in cigarettes.”
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