Menthol

The decision lends credibility to vaping companies’ claim that their products can help blunt the toll of smoking. Meantime, parents and anti-tobacco groups say the FDA has again “failed American families.”

Menthol has been the last allowable flavor in cigarettes, and the FDA says marginalized communities are far more likely to use these products.

In its latest effort to curb smoking by young people, the FDA wants to outlaw menthol cigarettes. The agency would also restrict sales of flavored e-cigarettes to reduce youth addiction to nicotine.