{"id":182329,"date":"2022-05-02T20:57:23","date_gmt":"2022-05-02T15:27:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=182329"},"modified":"2022-05-02T20:57:23","modified_gmt":"2022-05-02T15:27:23","slug":"explained-why-us-wants-to-ban-menthol-cigarettes-and-what-racial-justice-has-to-do-with-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/explained-why-us-wants-to-ban-menthol-cigarettes-and-what-racial-justice-has-to-do-with-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Explained: Why US wants to ban menthol cigarettes, and what \u2018racial justice\u2019 has to do with it"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
What is the News?<\/b><\/h5>\n
The US Food and Drug Administration has issued a proposal to ban menthol cigarettes and flavoured cigars.<\/span><\/p>\n
What is the proposal of the US on Menthol Cigarettes?<\/b><\/h5>\nSource: Indian Express<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
The US aims to prohibit menthol as a characterizing flavor in cigarettes and prohibit all characterizing flavors (other than tobacco) in cigars.<\/span><\/p>\n
What are the reasons behind this menthol cigarettes ban?<\/b><\/p>\n
Health: <\/b>Menthol has a minty taste and aroma. Further, it reduces the irritation and harshness of smoking. This increases the appeal and makes menthol cigarettes easier to use, particularly for youth and young adults.<\/span><\/p>\n
Menthol interacts with nicotine in the brain to enhance nicotine\u2019s addictive effects. Thus making it more difficult for people to quit smoking.<\/span><\/p>\n
Younger Population:<\/b>\u00a0The proposed ban will affect a large share of the smoker population, especially young adults and racially disadvantaged groups.<\/span><\/p>\n
Which countries have already banned menthol cigarettes?<\/b><\/h5>\n
The first country in the world to ban menthol cigarettes was Brazil in 2012.<\/span><\/p>\n
In 2017, Canada banned these cigarettes and the European Union in 2020. Turkey, Moldova and Ethiopia have also banned menthol cigarettes.<\/span><\/p>\n
What about India on Menthol Cigarettes?<\/b><\/h5>\n
India has not banned the sale of menthol cigarettes.<\/span><\/p>\n
In 2019, the Government of India banned electronic cigarettes. In addition, different states have their own rules in place banning hookah consumption, including flavoured hookahs, in public places.<\/span><\/p>\n
What will be the impact of the menthol cigarettes ban in India?<\/b><\/h5>\n
If India were to ban menthol and other flavored cigarettes, the impact might be limited, given that chewing tobacco and bidi are the most common forms of tobacco use.<\/span><\/p>\n
Moreover, banning such products has logistical issues as well because banning will increase the smuggling of the products.<\/span><\/p>\n
Source: <\/b>The post is based on the article<\/span> \u201cExplained: Why US wants to ban menthol cigarettes, and what \u2018racial justice\u2019 has to do with it\u201d <\/b>published in<\/span> Indian Express<\/b> on<\/span> 29th April 2022.<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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