FDA tobacco regulation burns out
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
A provision mandating FDA regulation of tobacco products was struck from the $140 bil. American Jobs Creation Act in the Senate Oct. 6. Co-sponsor Mike DeWine (R-Ohio) called the apparent defeat of the "Youth Smoking Prevention and Public Health Protection Act" a "missed opportunity to pass one of the most important public health provisions that the Congress could ever consider." The FDA regulation bill originally passed the Senate in July (1"The Tan Sheet" July 19, 2004, In Brief)...
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