White House Delays Menthol Cigarette, Flavored Cigar Ban Rules (1)

The Biden administration will delay into next year two rules that would wipe menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars off shelves, according to the fall regulatory agenda released Wednesday.

Plans to finalize the two long-awaited tobacco rules were originally set for August 2023, but are now scheduled for March 2024 in the semiannual regulatory roadmap.

“These and other potential future regulatory actions would significantly reduce disease and death from combusted tobacco product use, the leading cause of preventable death in the United States,” the Department of Health and Human Service said Wednesday in a statement regarding its regulatory priorities for fiscal ...