FDA Announces Ban , on Menthol Cigarettes.<br />The Food and Drug Administration (F.D.A.) <br />announced that it was moving forward with <br />the initial stages of the ban on Thursday.<br />While menthol cigarettes will likely continue to be <br />on the market for at least two more years, experts <br />are calling the decision a "historic, life-saving step.".<br />With these actions, the FDA will help significantly reduce youth initiation, increase the chances of smoking cessation among current smokers, , Dr. Janet Woodcock, Acting FDA Commissioner, via NBC News.<br />and address health disparities experienced by communities of color, low-income populations, and LGBTQ+ individuals, all of whom are far more likely to use these tobacco products, Dr. Janet Woodcock, Acting FDA Commissioner, via NBC News.<br />Many experts believe that banning menthol <br />could prevent people from ever beginning to smoke.<br />Banning menthol cigarettes will most assuredly save lives, eliminate great suffering, and reduce health care costs, Dr. Richard Besser, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation President, via NBC News.<br />The ban will not include <br />menthol flavored e-cigrarettes
