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Evading Menthol Bans through Chemistry: The tobacco industry illustrates why we need to overhaul the way we regulate chemicals.

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Zimmerman, JB; Erythropel, HC; Muellers, TD; Petrovic, PV; O'Malley, SS; Krishnan-Sarin, S; Jabba, SV; Jordt, SE; Anastas, PT
Published in: Sci Am
January 1, 2025

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

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Sci Am

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0036-8733

Publication Date

January 1, 2025

Volume

332

Issue

1

Start / End Page

71

Location

United States

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  • General Science & Technology
 

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Zimmerman, J. B., Erythropel, H. C., Muellers, T. D., Petrovic, P. V., O’Malley, S. S., Krishnan-Sarin, S., … Anastas, P. T. (2025). Evading Menthol Bans through Chemistry: The tobacco industry illustrates why we need to overhaul the way we regulate chemicals. Sci Am, 332(1), 71. https://doi.org/10.1038/scientificamerican012025-7uTZDFyksAqX7tXbhVUHtG
Zimmerman, Julie B., Hanno C. Erythropel, Tobias D. Muellers, Predrag V. Petrovic, Stephanie S. O’Malley, Suchitra Krishnan-Sarin, Sairam V. Jabba, Sven E. Jordt, and Paul T. Anastas. “Evading Menthol Bans through Chemistry: The tobacco industry illustrates why we need to overhaul the way we regulate chemicals.Sci Am 332, no. 1 (January 1, 2025): 71. https://doi.org/10.1038/scientificamerican012025-7uTZDFyksAqX7tXbhVUHtG.
Zimmerman JB, Erythropel HC, Muellers TD, Petrovic PV, O’Malley SS, Krishnan-Sarin S, et al. Evading Menthol Bans through Chemistry: The tobacco industry illustrates why we need to overhaul the way we regulate chemicals. Sci Am. 2025 Jan 1;332(1):71.
Zimmerman, Julie B., et al. “Evading Menthol Bans through Chemistry: The tobacco industry illustrates why we need to overhaul the way we regulate chemicals.Sci Am, vol. 332, no. 1, Jan. 2025, p. 71. Pubmed, doi:10.1038/scientificamerican012025-7uTZDFyksAqX7tXbhVUHtG.
Zimmerman JB, Erythropel HC, Muellers TD, Petrovic PV, O’Malley SS, Krishnan-Sarin S, Jabba SV, Jordt SE, Anastas PT. Evading Menthol Bans through Chemistry: The tobacco industry illustrates why we need to overhaul the way we regulate chemicals. Sci Am. 2025 Jan 1;332(1):71.
Journal cover image

Published In

Sci Am

DOI

ISSN

0036-8733

Publication Date

January 1, 2025

Volume

332

Issue

1

Start / End Page

71

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • General Science & Technology