As the FDA itself states, the move to prohibit menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars is based on clear science and evidence establishing the addictiveness and harm of these products. The FDA estimates that taking menthol cigarettes off the market would save up to 654,000 lives over the next 40 years, including as many as 238,000 Black lives
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Working against this is the tar from tobacco smoke which irritates the lungs, causing the smoker to cough
Despite declining smoking rates in some high-income countries, smoking remains a substantial contributor to the prostate cancer burden elsewhere
But The Trading Standards Institute (responsible for enforcing laws on fake goods and stopping the sale of counterfeit products), an expert from the EU anti-fraud office, and police involved in reducing tobacco smuggling in the North of England all say that the introduction of standardised packaging is likely to have little or no significant impact on the level of illicit trade