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  2. Regulation of tobacco by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration

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    The Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (also known as the FSPTC Act) was signed into law by President Barack Obama on June 22, 2009. This bill changed the scope of tobacco policy in the United States by giving the FDA the ability to regulate tobacco products, similar to how it has regulated food and pharmaceuticals since the passing of the Pure Food and Drug Act in 1906.

  3. Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act - Wikipedia

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    The Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act, (Pub. L. 111–31 (text), H.R. 1256) is a federal statute in the United States that was signed into law by President Barack Obama on June 22, 2009. The Act gives the Food and Drug Administration the power to regulate the tobacco industry. A signature element of the law imposes new warnings ...

  4. Tobacco politics - Wikipedia

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    The history of tobacco litigation in the United States can be divided into three waves: (1) from 1954 to 1973, (2) from 1983 to 1992, and (3) from 1994 until today. [23] During the first two waves, tobacco companies had enormous success, winning all but one of their cases, with the only case they lost, Cipollone v. Liggett, being reversed. [23 ...

  5. Civil rights leaders, public health groups push Biden ... - AOL

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    Black people die at significantly higher rates than White people from smoking-related illnesses including stroke, heart disease and lung cancer; Black people make up 12% of the population in the ...

  6. U.S. government and smoking cessation - Wikipedia

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    Food and Drug Administration (FDA): H.R. 1256: Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act was signed into law as Public Law No:111-31, on June 22, 2009. [2] [3] This law grants the Secretary of HHS and the FDA extensive powers to regulate production, marketing and use of tobacco products. The 2010 case Sottera, Inc v.

  7. US Supreme Court rejects tobacco firms' appeal over graphic ...

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    WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court declined on Monday to decide whether federally mandated warnings on cigarette packs that graphically illustrate the health risks of smoking violate the ...

  8. Brian King (epidemiologist) - Wikipedia

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    As the lead tobacco regulatory official for the United States, King is responsible for overseeing the Center's implementation of the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act. Signed into law on June 22, 2009, the Act gives the FDA the authority to regulate the manufacture, distribution, and marketing of tobacco products in the United ...

  9. California's tougher flavored tobacco ban starts Jan. 1 - AOL

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    (The Center Square) – Further restrictions to California’s flavored tobacco ban will go into effect Jan. 1, with regulations being overseen by Attorney General Rob Bonta. The aim of the bill ...