Biodegradable Filter: Designed with the environment in mind, ensuring minimal waste
On March 18, 2011, the Tobacco Products Scientific Advisory Committee (an advisory panel to the FDA) concluded that removing menthol cigarettes from the market would benefit public health in the United States, but stopped short of recommending that the FDA take any specific actions, like restricting or banning the additive
Marler Clark, March 4, 2012
*China National Tobacco Corporation is the worlds largest producer of cigarettes, but is not included in the Big 4, as it primarily serves the Chinese domestic market
These included comments from Mackinac Center for Public Policy and the Washington D.C.-based Tax Foundation, authors of this and previous smuggling studies