OpinionJune 3, 2024
How Tobacco Companies Use Chemistry to Get around Menthol Bans
Regulating chemicals one-by-one has allowed the tobacco industry to skirt menthol bans by creating new additives with similar effects but unclear safety profiles
Paul T. Anastas is the Teresa and H. John Heinz III Professor at the Yale School of the Environment and the Yale School of Public Health. He is the director of Center for Green Chemistry and Green Engineering at Yale University and is widely regarded as the “father of green chemistry.”
How Tobacco Companies Use Chemistry to Get around Menthol Bans
Regulating chemicals one-by-one has allowed the tobacco industry to skirt menthol bans by creating new additives with similar effects but unclear safety profiles