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Tobacco Product Standard for Menthol in Cigarettes

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American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) filed 10 comments on this docket between Jul 29, 2022 and Aug 3, 2022. 345 other organizations filed here. The comment window closed 1456d ago.

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Aug 3, 2022· Comment from Pennsylvania Chapter, American Academy of Pediatrics· FDA-2021-N-1349-173683

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Aug 3, 2022· Comment from California Chapter 1, American Academy of Pediatrics· FDA-2021-N-1349-173722

On behalf of California Chapter 1, American Academy of Pediatrics, I write to offer strong support for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)'s proposed rule to prohibit menthol as a characterizing flavor in cigarettes. Removing menthol cigarettes from the market is one of the most impactful actions FDA can take to protect young people from tobacco products and advance health equity. Given the strong evidence supporting action on menthol cigarettes, we urge you to finalize this proposal without delay. See attached AAPCA1 comments on menthol in cigarettes proposed rule.

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Aug 3, 2022· Comment from Arizona Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics· FDA-2021-N-1349-175274

On behalf of Arizona Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics, I write to offer strong support for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)'s proposed rule to prohibit menthol as a characterizing flavor in cigarettes. Removing menthol cigarettes from the market is one of the most impactful actions FDA can take to protect young people from tobacco products and advance health equity. Given the strong evidence supporting action on menthol cigarettes, we urge you to finalize this proposal without delay. The evidence is clear: flavors in tobacco products are designed to attract young users. Due to ongoing brain development, adolescents are uniquely susceptible to both tobacco product experimentation and the nicotine addiction that sustains long-term tobacco product use. As a result, nicotine addiction in youth happens faster and earlier than it does in adults. At the same time, the use of flavors increases the appeal of tobacco products to young people and promotes youth initiation. Flavors help mask the harsh taste of nicotine, making repeated use more likely, and thereby increasing the likelihood of developing addiction. Further, menthol has unique properties that make it more harmful to youth. Menthol cools and numbs the throat, making cigarette smoke easier to inhale and cigarettes more appealing to young people. As is well-documented in the proposed rule, menthol facilitates experimentation, progression to regular smoking of menthol cigarettes, and contributes to greater nicotine dependence. Half of youth who have ever tried smoking started with menthol cigarettes and menthol cigarettes were responsible for 10.1 million additional new smokers between 1980 and 2018. Menthol cigarettes have also caused substantial harm to public health, and particularly to Black Americans. For more than 60 years, the tobacco industry has targeted Black Americans with marketing and price promotions for menthol cigarettes, and as a result, 85% of Black smokers smoke menthol cigarettes compared to 29% of white smokers. Consequently, Black Americans are less likely to successfully quit smoking and suffer disproportionately from tobacco-related disease and death. In addition to youth and Black smokers, preference for menthol is also disproportionately high among Hispanic and Asian smokers, lesbian, gay, and bisexual smokers, smokers with mental health problems, socioeconomically disadvantaged populations, and pregnant women. Pediatricians counsel young people about the harms of smoking and know firsthand the role that menthol and other flavored tobacco products play in encouraging youth to start smoking and keep smoking. Arizona's pediatricians stand behind the FDA in these efforts to remove menthol cigarettes from the market and thank you for proposing this bold action to protect young people and improve the public health. We urge you to act quickly to finalize this rule. Thank you. Sincerely, Mary E. Rimsza, MD, FAAP AzAAP Advocacy Committee Chair

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Jul 29, 2022· Comment from New York State American Academy of Pediatrics - Chapter 2· FDA-2021-N-1349-173041

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Jul 29, 2022· Comment from Nebraska Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics· FDA-2021-N-1349-168791

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Jul 29, 2022· Comment from Maryland Chapter, American Academy of Pediatrics· FDA-2021-N-1349-165410

See attached file with letter re: Docket No. FDA-2021-N-1349, "Tobacco Product Standard for Menthol in Cigarettes"

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Jul 29, 2022· Comment from Colorado Chapter, American Academy of Pediatrics· FDA-2021-N-1349-165504

The Colorado Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics urges the FDA to enact the Menthol Cigarette Proposed Rule. We agree completely with the reasoning provided-- that flavored tobacco and nicotine products attract children and young adults, leading to nicotine addiction and a lifetime of adverse health effects from tobacco use. Federal action to eliminate flavors from these products will prevent misery and save lives for decades to come. Thank you for doing the right thing for our children.

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Jul 29, 2022· Comment from Virginia Chapter, American Academy of Pediatrics· FDA-2021-N-1349-173027

The Virginia Chapter, American Academy of Pediatrics strongly supports the Proposed Rule by the Food and Drug Administration: Tobacco Product Standard for Menthol in Cigarettes.

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Jul 29, 2022· Comment from New York State American Academy of Pediatrics (NYS AAP), District II· FDA-2021-N-1349-172872

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Jul 29, 2022· Comment from New York State American Academy of Pediatrics (NYS AAP) - Chapter 3· FDA-2021-N-1349-172866

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