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FDA receives authority to regulate tobacco products
2009-04-02 20:21:43 (GMT) (Caymanmama.com - Health News News)
The U.S. government has passed a measure that would, for the first time, give them regulatory powers over the tobacco industry under a bill the House approved
El Paso, Texas (CaymanMama.com) — The U.S. government has passed a measure that would, for the first time, give them regulatory powers over the tobacco industry under a bill the House approved Thursday following many years of campaigning by anti-smoking movements.
The measure, passed by a vote of 298-112, gives the FDA the authority to regulate — but not prohibit— cigarettes and other tobacco products.
According to the Associated Press, “The Senate could take up its version of the bill later this month, and supporters have expressed confidence they can overcome expected resistance from tobacco-state senators. The White House supports the legislation, a shift from the Bush administration which threatened to veto a House-passed measure last year.”
President Barack Obama has spoken publicly about his personal struggles try to kick his cigarette habit.
“This vote brings us closer to putting a deceitful and dangerous industry under the watchful eyes of government regulators,” American Heart Association CEO Nancy Brown said in a statement.
The bill was backed by Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Henry Waxman, D-Calif., who called upon the heads of large tobacco agencies to a unforgettable 1994 hearing where they testified that nicotine was not addictive.
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