Tobacco Companies: FDA Approval Of Menthol Products Shows Flavor Ban Is Preempted

Mealey's (April 9, 2021, 2:44 PM EDT) -- SAN DIEGO — Philip Morris USA Inc. and related entities tell a California federal court in an April 2 motion to file a notice of a recent development that the Food and Drug Administration’s recent findings that menthol-containing “Heatsticks” products are “appropriate for the protection of public health” support its argument that a pending California statewide ban on flavored tobacco products is impliedly preempted by federal law....