The Trump administration has withdrawn a proposed rule from FDA that would have banned menthol cigarettes. The proposed rule, which had been in the works since mid-2022, was listed as "Withdrawn" as of January 21 on an Office of Management and Budget (OMB) webpage.

The Trump administration has withdrawn the proposed rule that would ban menthol in cigarettes and flavored cigars according to the regulatory docket.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has withdrawn a rule that would have banned menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars, putting a formal end to a policy that had been indefinitely delayed under

A filing on the website for the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs now shows the status of the plan to ban menthol cigarettes as “withdrawn,” noting a date of Jan. 21.

On January 15, the Food and Drug Administration released a proposed rule that would significantly reduce nicotine levels in cigarettes, including menthol cigarettes. The proposal aims to make cigarettes less addictive by capping nicotine content at 0.

The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday withdrew its proposed rules to ban menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars. The rules, first proposed by the FDA in 2022, had been delayed several times, most recently in April under the Biden administration.

The Trump administration has withdrawn a plan to ban menthol cigarettes in the U.S., in a setback to health regulators and activists.