Connecticut Attorney General William Tong is leading a coalition of 21 attorneys general in urging the Biden administration to complete its review and swiftly implement proposed U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) rules to prohibit the sale of menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars.
In the letter to the White House Office of Management and Budget, the attorneys general detailed concerns raised by civil rights and public health groups regarding menthol tobacco products, pointing out the disproportionately high use of the products among LGBTQ+ smokers, women, racial and ethnic minorities, and socioeconomically disadvantaged populations.
“Menthol is added to make a deadly and distasteful product more palatable, with disproportionate health impacts in Black communities where tobacco companies have aggressively marketed menthol tobacco,” said Tong. “I join civil rights leaders, public health experts, and attorneys general from across the country in urging the Biden Administration to prohibit menthol cigarette and flavored cigar sales.” said Attorney General Tong
