The Trump administration has withdrawn the proposed rule that would ban menthol in cigarettes and flavored cigars according to the regulatory docket.

The Trump administrations removed FDA's plan to ban menthol cigarettes. The Biden administration did not finalize the rule amid opposition.

A proposed ban on menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars was withdrawn by the Trump administration, a blow to public health advocates who attribute thousands of premature deaths to the additive.

President Donald Trump rescinded a proposed ban on menthol cigarettes, which was put forward by his predecessor, former President Joe Biden. The Food and Drug Administration originally proposed the ban at the urging of anti-smoking advocates back in 2022.

This story incorporates reporting fromThe Baltimore Sun, Business Insider and Bloomberg on MSN.com.The Trump administration has withdrawn the Food and Drug Administration’s proposed ban on menthol cigarettes.