money U.S. FDA to publish proposal to ban menthol cigarettes - WSJ
April 28 (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is likely to publish proposed rules to ban menthol cigarettes on Thursday, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing people familiar with the matter.
The FDA did not immediately respond to Reuters' request for comment.
The proposed ban, which would prohibit the sale of menthol cigarettes and all flavored cigars, will not take effect for at least two years, according to the WSJ report https://www.wsj.com/articles/biden-administration-to-advance-ban-on-menthol-cigarettes-11651146656?mod=latest_headlines.
The agency could publish final rules as early as 2023 and the ban could be set to take effect in 2024, the newspaper said. (Reporting by Manas Mishra in Bengaluru; Editing by Sriraj Kalluvila)
