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Food and Drug Administration (FDA) enacts its federal menthol cigarette and flavored cigar bans

Menthol, a chemical compound found in peppermint, reduces the harshness of cigarette smoke and the irritation from nicotine, making it easier to inhale and potentially increasing nicotine addiction

'Forgery' - A Lot which was made with the intention of deceiving with regard to authorship, culture, source, origin, date, age or period and which is not shown to be such in the description therefore in the Catalogue and the market value for which at the date of the auction was substantially less than it would have been had the Lot been in accordance with the Catalogue description

This research is a powerful reminder of the urgent need to address cigarette smoking as the leading preventable cause of death and disease in the UK.

While being biodegradable and non-toxic, its high production cost and potential pollution issues hinder its widespread use