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	answer has question	jLu0r8Ei
	answer has answering person	Neil John O'Brien
	answer text	<p>The investigation of possible breaches of the prohibition of menthol as a characterising flavour in cigarettes is ongoing and therefore no assessment has yet been made.</p><p>The Office for Health Improvement and Disparities (OHID), which was established in October 2021, has assumed responsibility for the former Public Health England’s investigation. OHID has commissioned independent analysis of 20 cigarette brands of interest, in its role as the United Kingdom’s Competent Authority for tobacco. The results from this testing have recently been shared with OHID and discussions on next steps are ongoing. We continue to seek full compliance with current legislation around menthol as a characterising flavour in cigarettes and OHID plans to publish its findings in due course.</p>
	answer given date	2022-12-20
	answer has answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	written answer has answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
Department of Health and Social Care	answering body has written answer	UhoF4XkC
Department of Health and Social Care	answering body has answer	UhoF4XkC
jLu0r8Ei	question has answer	UhoF4XkC
Neil John O'Brien	answering person has answer	UhoF4XkC