Chris Christie signed a bill last week approving the change, invoking the story of his own mothers battle with tobacco addiction
Read More FDA to Ban Menthol in Cigarettes and Cigar Products Lynda Keever | May 05, 2021 On Thursday, April 29, 2021, the Biden administration announced that menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars will be banned
With one in five US deaths attributable to tobacco and persistent disparities in tobacco use and exposure to secondhand smoke, this report underscores the tremendous impact of commercial tobacco in the US and the disproportionate burden placed on some people and communities, says Andrea Villanti, PhD, MPH, the deputy director of the Rutgers Institute for Nicotine & Tobacco Studies, professor in the Rutgers School of Public Health, and a senior scientific editor on the report, in a release
The trio claim they were forced to close down because they couldn't compete with Coles' incredibly low cigarette prices (stock) In their statement to the courts, the trio claim that Coles is using its market power to sell cigarettes from the top three companies - British American Tobacco, Imperial Tobacco Australia and Phillip Morris - at below market price
It comes as campaigners fear that vapes, which are seemingly reusable, but are almost as cheap as single-use devices, could skirt the ban
