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American Legacy Foundation® Comments on FDA Authority on Tobacco Products
July 10th, 2009
The American Legacy Foundation® applauds the historic step taken today by President Obama in signing the Family Smoking and Prevention Act into law. This legislation is an unprecedented public health victory and years from now, could be lauded as a true tipping point in the rapid decline of smoking and changing of social norms surrounding tobacco in the U.S. For the last decade, forces in the tobacco industry have successfully fought efforts to grant the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authority to regulate tobacco and tobacco products. The absence of regulation has allowed the industry to bypass disclosures, requirements and restrictions – standard for other drugs...
Source: Food & Drug Law Weekly (2009-07-10)
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