Support WBURFDA Moves To Ban Menthol Cigarettes And Flavored CigarsLaurel WamsleyUpdated April 29, 2021 ShareMenthol cigarettes and other tobacco products at a store in San Francisco in 2018. U.S. health regulators announced a new effort Thursday to ban menthol cigarettes. (AP)This article was originally published on April 29, 2021.