American Council on Science and Health Position Paper: The Mentholization of Cigarettes
Jun 18, 2010
Seductive additive boosting addiction or harmless flavoring? ACSH examines the evidence on and complexities regarding menthol as an ingredient in tobacco products, an ingredient whose banning is often debated.
ACSH thanks the following experts for reviewing this publication:
Scott Ballin, J.D.Coalition on Smoking and Health
William T. Godshall, M.P.H. SmokeFree Pennsylvania
Gio Gori, Ph.D.Health Policy Center
Geoffrey Kabat, Ph.D., M.S. Yeshiva University
Peter N. Lee P N Lee Statistics and Computing, Ltd.
Carl Phillips, M.P.P., Ph.D. Tobacco Harm Reduction Institute
Brad Rodu, D.D.S. University of Louisville
20100421_Menthol_Statement_ACSH_2010.pdf (425 KB)
chucker
June 21st, 2010 at 2:42 pm #
There actually is a lot of data proving that menthol cigarettes are JUST LIKE OTHER cigarettes, but with menthol flavoring, the same menthol flavoring that is used in Listerine or medicine. Unfortunately, this data is often overlooked because people have already made up their minds. Regardless of whether you are a smoker or not, you should still consider this science if you think its important for the FDA to maintain is objective credibility and integrity.