Economy Apr 28

Newport and Camel cigarettes are stacked on a shelf inside a tobacco store in New York July 11, 2014. Photo by Lucas Jackson/REUTERS
FDA issues plan to ban menthol flavor in cigarettes, cigars

Menthol is the only cigarette flavor that was not banned under the 2009 law that gave the FDA authority over tobacco products. The Biden administration has been under pressure from African American groups and health advocates to eliminate the flavor.