TheAfricanAmericanTobaccoControlLeadershipCouncil(AATCLC) andActionOnSmokingAndHealth(ASH) Join Forces toProtectThousandsofAfricanAmericansFromTobacco-RelatedDeaths TheAfricanAmericanTobaccoControlLeadershipCouncil(AATCLC)andActiononSmokingandHealth(ASH)heldavirtualpressconference today to announce the filing of their suit against the FDA seeking to compel the agency to take action on its own conclusions that adding menthol to the list of banned tobacco products would benefit the public health. Readthefullcomplainthere. “WestandbeforeyoutodaytoannouncethatwearesuingtheUnitedStatesFoodandDrugAdministrationfortheirfailuretoimplementpublichealthpolicythatprotectsthehealthandwelfareofAfricanAmericanswithrespecttomentholcigarettes,”saidCarolMcGruder,foundingmemberandco-chair of the AATCLC. “Ourmissionistosavethe45,000Blackliveslosteachyearfromtobacco-induced diseases and we have pursued []
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