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The Food and Drug Administration's
Tobacco Products Scientific Advisory Committee reported that:
"Removal of menthol cigarettes from the marketplace would benefit public health in the United States."
We agree. Over 80%of African American smokers smoke menthol cigarettes; therefore, the removal of menthol cigarettes would especially benefit the African American Community.
This Webinar will:
1. Expose the tobacco industry's predatory marketing
practices in our community.
2. Trace the history of menthol cigarette use and the
Black community
3. Describe the FDA's process to address the use of
menthol as an ingredient in cigarettes
4. Show you how to make your voice heard by the FDA
Presenters and Topics
Moderator
Audrey Smith, MA, RD, CHES; Watts Healthcare Corporation
The Tobacco Industry's Pervasive Presence in the Black Community
Valerie Yerger, N.D.,University of California, San Francisco
The Black Community and Menthol
Phillip Gardiner, Dr. P.H. , University of California Office of the President's Tobacco Related Disease Research Program
The FDA, Menthol, and What you can do
Carol McGruder, Co-Chairperson AATCLC
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This is the second in a series of webinars and educational forums presented by the AATCLC.
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