Today the Oral History Center at the University of California Bancroft Library published an oral history of my career, which is freely available to all. Beginning in elementary school in Cleveland, Ohio, the history follows me through college and gradual school. It discusses my work to develop the emergency protocols for the Apollo 5 missionContinue reading “UC publishes oral history of Stanton Glantz: Putting Cardiovascular, Epidemiological, Economic, Political, and Policy Research into Action at UC San Francisco and Beyond”
Category Archives: menthol
FDA denies myblu menthol e-cig
FDA has denied a marketing order for Fontem’s myblu menthol e-cigarette. This is FDA’s second denial of a marketing order for a menthol e-cigarette, following its denial of RJR’s Vuse Solo menthol and other menthol e-cigarettes. With this decision, FDA continues to move away from its previous permissive policy toward menthol e-cigarettes, which appears toContinue reading “FDA denies myblu menthol e-cig”
California AG determines that “non-menthol” cigs are flavored and so illegal to sell in California
On April 25, 2023, the California Attorney General’s office wrote RJ Reynolds and ITG brands notifying them that several of their brands currently being sold in California are flavored and violate the California prohibition on the sale of flavored tobacco products: This is because the California law established a rebuttable presumption that a tobacco productContinue reading “California AG determines that “non-menthol” cigs are flavored and so illegal to sell in California”
FDA has what it needs to prohibit “non-menthol” cigarettes
On April 19, 2023, Politico published “RJR uses California as test market for skirting upcoming national menthol cigarette ban” describing how RJR has been promoting its “non-menthol” cigarettes as a way to get around California’s prohibition on the sale of all tobacco products. According to the article California AG Rob Bonta is “investigating” what hisContinue reading “FDA has what it needs to prohibit “non-menthol” cigarettes”
FDA inches ahead by denying marketing order for RJR Vuse Solo menthol
FDA has continued to deny marketing authorization for menthol e-cigarettes with its March 17, 2023 announcement that it had denied marketing authorization for two RJR Vuse Solo menthol cartridges. This action follows FDA denials for RJR Vuse Ciro menthol and JTI Logic menthol e-cigarettes. While FDA does not make its detailed analysis public for marketingContinue reading “FDA inches ahead by denying marketing order for RJR Vuse Solo menthol”
“Non-menthol” is a characterizing flavor, so illegal to sell in California
California law (SB793, upheld against an RJ Reynolds’ referendum) prohibits the sale of flavored tobacco products. In response, RJ Reynolds and ITG Brands introduced “non-menthol” cigarettes to try and evade the law. While most discussion has concentrated on the fact that these products are marketed just like menthol brands (which, by itself, is enough toContinue reading ““Non-menthol” is a characterizing flavor, so illegal to sell in California”
Camel Crush Non-menthol Oasis Blue “sweet with a vanilla undertone”
An online review of Camel Crush Non-menthol Oasis Blue (posted Feb 17, 2023) describes it as “sweet with a vanilla undertone” adds to the evidence that RJ Reynolds’ “non-menthol” cigarettes introduced in California violate the state’s ban on the sale of flavored tobacco products. As discussed in detail before, here is what the California lawContinue reading “Camel Crush Non-menthol Oasis Blue “sweet with a vanilla undertone””
YouTube videos from smokers on RJR “non-menthol” cigarettes say they are still flavored: Direct evidence they violate California law
Customer reviews posted to YouTube provide evidence that RJ Reynolds’ new “non-menthol” cigarettes are still flavored and violate California’s (and local) bans on the sale of flavored tobacco products. The most extensive example is a detailed product review: In a second video, at around :45, the woman says the Newport non-menthols “still have a hintContinue reading “YouTube videos from smokers on RJR “non-menthol” cigarettes say they are still flavored: Direct evidence they violate California law”
E-cigarettes damage human cancer-related DNA as much as cigarettes
The scientific evidence that e-cigarettes cause cardiovascular and pulmonary disease is more extensive than for cancer, probably because these diseases are manifest faster than cancer, which can take years. One way to gain insight into the relationship between e-cigarette use and cancer risk is to look for DNA damage that, over the long term, mayContinue reading “E-cigarettes damage human cancer-related DNA as much as cigarettes”
Three new papers detail FDA errors in authorizing Vuse Solo
Last week Tobacco Control published two peer reviewed scientific critiques of FDA’s authorization for RJ Reynolds to sell Vuse Solo e-cigarettes as well as a commentary on the two papers. Both papers recommend FDA exercise its authority to withdraw authorization to sell Vuse Solo and the commentary because FDA did not demonstrate that marketing VuseContinue reading “Three new papers detail FDA errors in authorizing Vuse Solo”
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