Tell President Biden to Act Quickly to Remove Menthol Cigarettes

Removing menthol cigarettes and many flavored cigars from the marketplace will prevent many kids from starting to smoke and promote quitting, especially among Black Americans. These actions have the potential to save millions of lives and protect a generation of kids from starting this deadly addiction.

Tell President Biden to Act Quickly to Remove Menthol Cigarettes and Flavored Cigars

On Thursday, April 29, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced it would propose to remove menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars from the marketplace. The Lung Association has urged FDA to remove all flavored tobacco products, including menthol cigarettes, for more than a decade and welcomes this announcement as an important step to address tobacco-related health disparities.

The Bottom line: Removing menthol cigarettes and many flavored cigars from the marketplace will prevent many kids from starting to smoke and promote cessation, especially among Black Americans. These actions have the potential to save millions of lives.

Please take a moment to send a letter to President Joe Biden, Health and Human Services Secretary Becerra and Acting FDA Commissioner Janet Woodcock to say thank you and to urge them to move forward quickly.

As you finalize your letter, please take a moment to personalize it and share why removing menthol cigarettes and flavored cigarettes is important to you.

Thank you for taking action.

Recipients

The President Joseph 'Joe' R. Biden
HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra
Acting FDA Commissioner Janet Woodcock

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Please Move Quickly to End the Sale of Menthol Cigarettes and Flavored Cigars

Dear [Decision Maker],

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I'm writing today to say thank you for the April 29 announcement that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will move ahead with proposals to end the sale of both menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars. Recognizing how important removing these products from the marketplace is for saving lives, I also ask you to move forward quickly.

Menthol cigarettes lure kids to addiction and are marketed disproportionately in Black and Brown communities. This has resulted in 82% of Black adult smokers using menthol cigarettes. Studies show hundreds of thousands of smokers who use menthol cigarettes would quit within the first two years of these products being removed from the marketplace, saving lives and preventing youth from starting their addiction.

Tobacco companies will strongly oppose these life-saving proposals; I urge you to remain steadfast in moving forward with strong rules that will remove these products from the marketplace.

Thank you for this bold, game-changing announcement. I urge you to move forward with these robust proposals as soon as possible and to ensure they remain strong throughout the process.

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