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Commonwealth Brands, Inc.
Commonwealth Brands, Inc. Says FDA Regulation Represents a Lost Opportunity
July 11th, 2009
On Monday June 22, 2009 the White House signed a Bill that now gives the authority to oversee the tobacco industry to the FDA. This piece of legislation had been in the works since 1996 and has had very little change before becoming a Law yesterday. "It is a great disappointment that this Congress, which claimed to be so different and supposedly heralded a new era for the United States has seen fit to enact legislation that is over a decade old." A spokesperson for Commonwealth Brands, Inc., the manufacturer of USA Gold cigarettes, stated that, "the enactment of this law represents a golden opportunity lost. Congress has passed up a unique chance to...
Source: Law & Health Weekly (2009-07-11)
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