All products contained WS-23 in concentrations that ranged from 1.0 to 40.1 mg/mL (mean = 21.4 9.2 mg/mL)
Two full years after releasing proposed rules backed by extensive scientific evidence and more than a decade since the FDA began examining menthol cigarettes the administration has failed to take decisive action to remove these deadly, addictive products from the market, CEO Nancy Brown said in a statement
Due to the low dosage, the latency period in humans is very long, making it difficult to prove a causal relationship
The troops' fears and, in some cases, hopes were triggered by a study commissioned by the Pentagon and the Veterans Affairs Department that recommends moving toward a tobacco-free military, perhaps in about 20 years
Fiscal note House Bill (LC 50 0959)
Cigarette packs have long served as portable advertising for tobacco companies, with smokers conveniently disseminating branding and imagery wherever they go