How Tobacco Giants Used Form Letters to Block the FDA's Menthol Cigarette Ban

By Jason McLure — The Examination · STAT News · 2026-09-25

STAT News reports that tobacco companies successfully derailed a proposed federal ban on menthol cigarettes by flooding the Food and Drug Administration with 175,000 public comments. A recent Rutgers University study found that 97% of these submissions were form letters opposing

STAT News reports that tobacco companies successfully derailed a proposed federal ban on menthol cigarettes by flooding the Food and Drug Administration with 175,000 public comments. A recent Rutgers University study found that 97% of these submissions were form letters opposing