The use of cigarettes menthol among young people, especially African Americans and Hispanic youth, is on the rise, and American health officials will be considered likely to a ban on tobacco taste of Mint, various media reports.
According to Lisa Richwine of from Reuters use "more than 80 percent of black youth smokers and more than half of the Hispanic youth smokers of menthol cigarettes, consultant with the food and drug administration, said in a chapter of the draft of report by next week."
Richwine says that representatives of the FDA's proposal be used to determine whether she should limit the availability of cigarettes menthol or their total ban. Hold a public meeting be added on Thursday and Friday to discuss their findings, the journalist of Reuters.
"Anti-tobacco activists claim they are dangerous, because the aroma of mint cache the harsh taste of tobacco, making it even more attractive for young smokers," the British newspaper daily mail reported Monday. "But the cigarette manufacturers, including Lorillard, which the popular brand of Newport, say that they can no longer win than normal cigarettes."
For this reason, Lorillard, who produce cigarettes and RJ Reynolds, the manufacturers of the products of Kool, camel and Winston, Newport, in Kent, and genuine brand a suit filed block the Committee's recommendations, according to Rita Rubin of United States today.
This process began on 25 February, says that three members of the FDA conflict of interest and not the Office impartial recommendations.
The FDA report states that the use of menthol cigarettes has seen children aged 12 to 17 "significantly" in recent years "very high" among the minorities and their use by white.
According to the daily mail said the Legacy Foundation, MSN group, the prevention of smoking, take year Ellen Vargyas, General Counsel for the Washington-based American "manufacturers would have you believe, that there no evidence that menthol is not more dangerous than other cigarettes for the individual smoker, but we are do not agree."
"More than 80 percent of black smokers smoking menthol and African American smokers have the highest incidence of lung cancer", she added. "We also know that African-Americans with lung cancer more die of lung cancer."
The FDA, 2009 received the power of regulation of tobacco products banned already, the addition of flavours such as chocolate, fruit, vanilla, cocoa and cinnamon, tobacco products, they, under the terms of the daily mail claim "children and start smoking encouraged.". The final report will be submitted to the FDA, expected to March 23.