Stephanie Saul The New York Times Media Group
International Herald Tribune
05-14-2008
Menthols kept off U.S. tobacco bill Effort to regulate cigarettes exempts popular flavor from ban
Byline: Stephanie Saul The New York Times Media Group
Edition: 3
Section: FINANCE/BUSINESS
Some public health experts are questioning why menthol, the most widely used cigarette flavoring and the most popular cigarette choice of African-American smokers, is receiving special protection as the U.S. Congress attempts to regulate tobacco for the first time.
The legislation, which would give the U.S. Food and Drug Administration the power to oversee tobacco products, would try to reduce smoking's allure to young ...