Case Update Due In Suit To Ban Menthol After FDA Announces Shift

Mealey's (May 10, 2021, 10:14 AM EDT) -- SAN FRANCISCO — Health groups that filed a lawsuit seeking to compel government agencies to ban menthol are due by May 18 to submit a joint case management update with counsel for the Food and Drug Administration, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and their respective leaders regarding the litigation, just weeks after the FDA announced that it now agrees with the plaintiffs and intends to pursue a ban of all menthol flavor tobacco products, as well as all flavored cigars....