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Tobacco Companies Helped Turn FDA’s Menthol Comment Process Into a Flood

Nearly 250,000 comments poured into FDA dockets on proposed menthol-cigarette and flavored-cigar restrictions. A new analysis finds that most were form letters, many carrying content linked to tobacco-company campaigns.