FDA's Proposed Ban on Menthol Cigarettes, Explained

<p><em>“In addition to this being a public health issue, these questions around health equity appear to have motivated FDA’s decision to move on developing these new product standards.”</em> – Leslie Erdelack </p><p>On today's episode of <em>Health Affairs This Week</em>, Health Affairs' Leslie Erdelack and Ellen Bayer unpack the FDA's proposed ban on menthol cigarettes and its public health implications including concerns for health equity. </p><p><strong>Related Links:</strong></p><ul> <li> <a href="https://www.healthaffairs.org/do/10.1377/forefront.20220512.418870">FDA Proposes Action On Menthol Cigarettes and Flavored Cigars</a> (<em>Health Affairs Forefront</em>) </li> <li> <a href="https://www.fda.gov/news-events/press-announcements/fda-proposes-rules-prohibiting-menthol-cigarettes-and-flavored-cigars-prevent-youth-initiation">FDA Proposes Rules Prohibiting Menthol Cigarettes and Flavored Cigars to Prevent Youth Initiation, Significantly Reduce Tobacco-Related Disease and Death</a> (FDA)</li> <li> <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/11/opinion/cigarettes-tobacco-black-americans.html">Opinion: How the Tobacco Industry Hooked Black Smokers on Menthols</a> (<em>New York Times</em>)</li> </ul><p>Subscribe: <a href="https://feeds.transistor.fm/health-affairs-this-week">RSS</a> | <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/health-affairs-this-week/id1542851834?uo=4">Apple Podcasts</a> | <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/6PrckGFlwVI1QTNASEtaNQ">Spotify</a> | <a href="https://castro.fm/itunes/1542851834">Castro</a> | <a href="https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/a-health-podyssey/health-affairs-this-week">Stitcher</a> | <a href="https://deezer.com/show/2044382">Deezer</a> | <a href="https://overcast.fm/itunes1542851834">Overcast</a></p>