Public Health Groups Sue FDA Again Over Delayed Menthol Ban (1)

Public health groups sued US regulators a second time for failing to follow through on a plan to ban menthol-flavored tobacco products.

The lawsuit filed Tuesday in a federal court in Northern California claims that the Food and Drug Administration has unreasonably and unlawfully delayed regulations that would save lives. The agency has repeatedly missed deadlines to take action on menthol, the latest of which came and went at the end of March.

“If past practice is any indication of future performance, they’re going to sit on their hands again,” said Phillip Gardiner, co-chair of the African American Tobacco ...