Key Facts Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Robert Califf told a Senate committee on Thursday the ban would reduce mortality risk for current smokers of menthol cigarettes or flavored cigars by substantially decreasing their consumption and increasing the likelihood of cessation. The banwhich could take at least a year to go into effectis expected to have the largest impact on Black smokers, the majority of whom smoke menthol cigarettes and whom the tobacco industry has targeted aggressively in marketing the products, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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A CDC report published in 1998 found the tobacco industrys attempts to maintain a positive image among Blacks have included supporting cultural events and making contributions to minority higher education institutions, elected officials, civic and community organizations, and scholarship programs. In 1953, according to the Atlanta Journal Constitution , only 5% of Black smokers smoked menthol
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