August 14, 2013 01:32 pm News Staff – The AAFP is urging the FDA to ban the use of menthol in cigarettes and other tobacco products, saying in an Aug. 7 comment letter to the agency that menthol is a flavoring agent that encourages tobacco use.
In response to a potential FDA regulation (www.gpo.gov) on the use of menthol in cigarettes, AAFP Board Chair Glen Stream, M.D., M.B.A., of Spokane, Wash., urged the agency to "use its authority to regulate tobacco and force manufacturers to remove menthol as a flavoring agent." Stream also pointed out that, in 2009, the AAFP supported an FDA proposal to ban cigarettes with fruit, candy and spice flavors, as well as menthol.
"The AAFP stands by, fully committed to assist in the development of educational campaigns related to the dangers of menthol and overall tobacco use," said Stream in a letter to the FDA's assistant commissioner for policy.
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