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4/2/2024 | Bloomberg News
Public Health Groups Sue FDA Again Over Delayed Menthol Ban
Public health groups sued US regulators a second time for failing to follow through on a plan to ban menthol-flavored tobacco products.
The lawsuit filed Tuesday in a federal court in Northern California claims that the Food and Drug Administration has unreasonably and unlawfully delayed regulations that would save lives.
4/2/2024 | Associated Press
Lawsuit seeks to force ban on menthol cigarettes after months of delays by Biden administration
WASHINGTON (AP) — Anti-smoking groups sued the U.S. government Tuesday over a long-awaited ban on menthol cigarettes, which has been idling at the White House for months.
4/2/2024 | CNN
Civil rights, medical groups sue FDA over ‘almost unconscionable’ delay in ban on menthol tobacco products
A coalition of civil rights and medical organizations said Tuesday that they are suing the US Food and Drug Administration because it has missed its own deadline to take action to ban menthol cigarettes.
4/2/2024 | The Hill
Biden faces menthol ban lawsuit after missing deadline
The White House has missed its deadline to publish a rule banning menthol cigarettes, raising ire among public health advocates that the policy will be indefinitely delayed by election year politics.
4/2/2024 | Reuters
Lawsuit demands menthol cigarette ban following White House delays
The U.S. government was sued on Tuesday by anti-smoking groups that want a ban on menthol cigarettes and blame the Biden administration for delaying it.
Found naturally in peppermint and similar plants, menthol is used disproportionately by Black smokers, in part because of tobacco companies' marketing efforts and also appeals to younger smokers.
4/2/2024 | US News and World Report
Advocates Suing Biden Administration Over Delayed Menthol Ban
The timeline for a finalized ban has repeatedly slipped amid reported concerns it could turn Black voters away from Biden at the ballot box.
4/2/2024 | Forbes
FDA Sued By Public Health Groups Over Delayed Menthol Cigarette Ban
Three public health groups filed a lawsuit against the Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday, alleging the agency has failed to follow through on a ban on menthol cigarettes, the latest effort targeting the Biden administration amid a plan to ban menthol years in the works.
4/2/2024 | Law 360
FDA Sued Again Over Years Of Delays On Menthol Ban
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday was hit with a suit over a yearslong delay on banning menthol cigarettes, the second one brought by public health groups that say the agency’s failure has caused thousands of premature deaths…
4/2/2024 | Inside Health Policy
Public Health Groups Sue FDA, HHS Over Menthol Rule Delay
FDA and HHS are being sued by public health groups the African American Tobacco Control Leadership Council, Action on Smoking and Health and the National Medical Association for failing to finalize a rule that would ban menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars, after missing multiple estimated publication dates.
4/2/2024 | 2Firsts
Second Lawsuit Filed Against FDA for Failure to Ban Menthol Tobacco
According to a report by Bloomberg on April 2nd, the American public health organization has filed a second lawsuit against US regulatory agencies for failing to implement a plan to ban the sale of menthol tobacco products on time. The lawsuit, filed on Tuesday, alleges that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) unlawfully and unreasonably delayed life-saving regulations.
4/2/2024 | American Lung Association
Continued Delay of Rules to End the Sale of Menthol Cigarettes is Costing Lives; Lung Association Supports Recent Legal Action
In December 2023, the White House announced it would delay the finalization of the lifesaving rules to end the sale of menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars in the U.S. until March 2024. The final rules have not been released.
4/2/2024 | PR Newswire / Action on Smoking and Health (ASH)
HEALTH GROUPS FILE SECOND LAWSUIT AGAINST THE US FDA
The African American Tobacco Control Leadership Council (AATCLC), Action on Smoking and Health (ASH), and the National Medical Association (NMA), represented by Christopher Leung of Leung Law PLLC, have filed a second lawsuit against the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in the Northern District of California for the agency's inaction on issuing a final rule banning menthol cigarettes. This lawsuit comes more than seven months after the FDA's initial date for finalizing the new rule and follows the FDA's 15-year delay in equitable policymaking.
4/2/2024 | Roland S. Martin’s YouTube Channel (livestream of press conference)
Health groups new lawsuit against FDA for inaction on issuing final rule banning menthol cigarettes
Action on Smoking and Health (ASH), the African American Tobacco Control Leadership Council (AATCLC), and the National Medical Association (NMA), represented by Christopher Leung of Leung Law PLLC, have filed a new lawsuit against the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the agency’s inaction on issuing a final rule banning menthol cigarettes. This lawsuit comes more than seven months after the FDA’s initial date for finalizing the new rule, and follows FDA’s 15-year delay in equitable policymaking.
4/2/2024 | Black Star Network’s YouTube Channel (livestream of press conference)
Health groups new lawsuit against FDA for inaction on issuing final rule banning menthol cigarettes
Action on Smoking and Health (ASH), the African American Tobacco Control Leadership Council (AATCLC), and the National Medical Association (NMA), represented by Christopher Leung of Leung Law PLLC, have filed a new lawsuit against the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the agency’s inaction on issuing a final rule banning menthol cigarettes. This lawsuit comes more than seven months after the FDA’s initial date for finalizing the new rule, and follows FDA’s 15-year delay in equitable policymaking.
4/2/2024 | Tobacco Reporter
Second Lawsuit for Menthol Inaction
U.S. health groups filed a second lawsuit against the Food and Drug Administration for the agency’s inaction on banning menthol cigarettes. The case comes more than seven months after the FDA’s initial date for finalizing the new rule.
4/2/2024 | 11Alive (video)
Lawsuit seeks ban on menthol cigarettes
Public health groups are suing US regulators for a second time for failing to follow through on a plan to ban mental flavored tobacco products.
4/2/2024 | One America News
FDA Faces Lawsuit Regarding Menthol Ban After Biden Admin Misses Deadline
Public health groups are furious that the White House’s failure to publish a regulation prohibiting menthol cigarettes will cause the policy to be perpetually postponed due to election-year politics.
4/2/2024 | CSP Daily News
White House Misses March Deadline on Menthol Ban
The expected publication date for final rules on banning menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars was set for March, according to the Biden administration’s Fall 2023 Unified Agenda, a nonbinding document released twice a year that describes each federal agency’s upcoming regulatory plans. But that deadline has passed, furthering the delayed ruling.
4/2/2024 | HalfWheel
FDA SUED OVER MENTHOL CIGARETTE BAN DELAY
Three public health groups have filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA), claiming that the agency has unlawfully delayed introducing a ban on menthol cigarettes.
4/3/2024 | American Journal of Managed Care
What We’re Reading: Menthol Cigarette Ban Lawsuit; ADHD Medication Shortage; Medicare Drug Price Negotiations Next Step
Antismoking groups sued the US government over the long-awaited menthol cigarette ban; the fill rate for Adderall and Vyvanse dropped more than 10% in 2 years despite soaring demand; the Biden administration has responded to offers from the manufacturers of drugs selected for Medicare pricing negotiations.
4/3/2024 | WRAL Health Minute (video)
Health Minute: Civil rights, medical groups sue FDA over delay in ban on menthol
A coalition of civil rights and medical organizations said Tuesday that they are suing the US Food and Drug Administration because it has missed its own deadline to take action to ban menthol cigarettes. “This is profits over people, and we are just really asking on behalf of the national associations that people are put first,” Dr. Yolanda Lawson, president of the National Medical Association, the nation’s oldest group representing Black physicians, said at a news conference Tuesday.
4/4/2024 | WLFI18 (video)
FDA sued over menthol tobacco product ban delay
A coalition of civil rights and medical organizations filed a lawsuit against the FDA after missing its own deadline to take action to ban menthol cigarettes.
4/4/2024 | WSAW
Food & Drug Administration Set To Zero In On Menthol Cigarette Ban As Businesses Brace For Major Financial Hit
As millions of Americans head to their local gas station or store to purchase a new pack of Marlboro’s or Newport’s, they may soon see that their favorite type of cigarettes are no longer available for purchase.