Menthol Cigarette Ban Proposal Nixed by Trump Administration (4)

A proposed ban on menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars was withdrawn by the Trump administration, a blow to public health advocates who attribute thousands of premature deaths to the additive.

The draft ruling to ban menthol was listed as “withdrawn” in a regulatory docket earlier this week. Shares of cigarette makers gained on the news Friday, with Altria Group Inc. rising as much as 1.9% in New York and British American Tobacco Plc gaining 0.4% in London.

The proposal took on political heft during the 2024 election, as the Biden administration delayed issuing a final rule that would have added ...