The US Senate votes to allow the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to regulate tobacco which President Obama has said he will sign it into law as soon as it reached his desk.
The New York Times report by Duff Wilson published on June 11, 2009 has summarized the new policy on tobacco:
What the FDA Could Do Under the Bill
• Set up a Center for Tobacco Products financed by industry fees, hire a director and staff, and form a scientific advisory committee.
• Adopt standards to regulate hazardous chemicals in existing tobacco products.
• Approve or ban proposed new tobacco products.
• Prohibit use of terms like “light”, “mild” and “low tar.”
• Eliminate flavorings like clove. Consider eliminating menthol.
• Require larger, graphic warning labels on cigarette packs.
• Further restrict advertising and promotion of tobacco products.
• Require tobacco companies to disclose previously secret details about ingredients.
What the FDA Could Not Do
•Ban al tobacco products.
• Order the complete removal of nicotine from tobacco products.
• Raise the national minimum age to purchase tobacco products above 18 years.
Main Difference between Senate and House Bills
• On cigarettes, Senate bill requires graphic warnings covering at least 50 percent of front and back of cigarette package. House bill requires warnings covering at least 30 percent.
More than four decades after the surgeon general declared smoking a health hazard, the Senate cleared the final hurdle to empowering federal officials to regulate cigarettes and other forms of tobacco for the first time.
When will the Philippine Congress follow suit? Charter Change or Health?!? Huh!#@&%
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The photo shows a classic tobacco print ad in the US,
with beautifully crafted message to lure smokers.
Taken from the Internet.
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