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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

Julie B. Zimmerman, Hanno C. Erythropel, Tobias D. Muellers, Predrag V. Petrovic, Stephanie S. O’Malley, Suchitra Krishnan-Sarin, Sairam V. Jabba, Sven E. Jordt, Paul T. Anastas

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