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petitioned the Supreme Court for a writ of certiorari on December 18, 2020. The case involves the claim that the statute purportedly authorizing the Deeming Rule is an unconstitutional delegation of Congress’ legislative power.
The challenged statute provides that the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act “shall apply to all cigarettes, cigarette tobacco, roll-your-own tobacco, and smokeless tobacco and to
any other tobacco products that the [FDA] by regulation deems to be subject to this [Act].”
Article I, § I of the Constitution provides that “[a]ll legislative Powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress of the United States, which shall consist of a Senate and House of Representatives.”
Menthol cigarettes contributed to 378,000 premature deaths in the United States between 1980 to 2018, according to a new study.
The research also shows that about 10 million smokers were attributable to menthol cigarettes, which researchers estimate accounted for about 3 million life years lost.
“Our results indicate that mentholated tobacco products have had a significant impact on public health and could continue to pose a substantial health risk,” says David Mendez, an associate professor in the health management and policy department at the University of Michigan School of Public Health.
“We hope these data will help the Food and Drug Administration evaluate the potential regulatory actions for mentholated tobacco products.”
2021-02-26 23:36:02 GMT2021-02-27 07:36:02(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
CHICAGO, Feb. 26 (Xinhua) A study posted on the website of the University of Michigan (UM) on Friday shows that menthol cigarettes contributed to 378,000 premature deaths in the United States between 1980 and 2018.
The study also shows that about 10 million smokers were attributable to menthol cigarettes, which researchers estimate accounted for about 3 million life years lost.
In the study, the researchers used a well-established model in conjunction with National Health Interview Survey data and other public data sources to reproduce the overall U.S. adult smoking prevalence between 1980 and 2018 and associated mortality.
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Menthol cigarettes linked to 10 million extra smokers, hundreds of thousands of premature deaths
Menthol cigarettes contributed to 378,000 premature deaths in the United States between 1980 to 2018, according to a new University of Michigan study.
The research shows that about 10 million smokers were attributable to menthol cigarettes, which researchers estimate accounted for about 3 million life years lost.
“Our results indicate that mentholated tobacco products have had a significant impact on public health and could continue to pose a substantial health risk,” said David Mendez, senior author of the study and an associate professor in the Department of Health Management and Policy at the U-M School of Public Health.