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STAT·49m ago·1 min read
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How Big Tobacco flooded the FDA with public comments to kill a menthol cigarette ban

Sep 25, 2026·read at STAT ↗

Virtually all of the 175,000 public comments on a 2022 FDA proposal to ban menthol cigarettes were form letters, most echoing tobacco industry talking points.

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