American Medical Association (AMA) joins lawsuit against FDA

WASHINGTON, DC — The American Medical Association (AMA) today joined the African American Tobacco Control Leadership Council (AATCLC) and Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) as co-plaintiffs in a lawsuit against the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The parties are represented by Pollock Cohen, LLP. The complaint, initially filed on June 17, 2020, requests that the court compel the FDA to fulfill its mandate to take action on FDA’s own conclusions that it would benefit the public health to add menthol to the list of prohibited characterizing flavors and therefore ban it from sale. AMA’s participation further strengthens this case, bringing us one step closer to protecting all mentholated tobacco users from the deadly product.