FDA Tells Court It Will Issue Decision On Menthol Cigarette Ban In 2021

Mealey's (November 24, 2020, 1:54 PM EST) -- SAN FRANCISCO — Government agencies and health groups on Nov. 20 filed a joint stipulation in a federal court in California stating that the Food and Drug Administration will in January 2021 make a final determination on whether it will modify its ban on flavored cigarettes to include menthol, following a magistrate judge’s denial of the agencies’ motion to dismiss the health groups’ claim that such a determination is required by federal tobacco laws (African American Tobacco Control Leadership Council, et al. v. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, et al., No. 20-4012, N.D. Calif.)....