Smoking Cessation Patch, Gum Prop 65 Warning Federally Preempted - Court
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
Requiring a special California Proposition 65 pregnancy warning on OTC nicotine-containing smoking cessation patches and gums would conflict with FDA requirements, a San Francisco state court judge has ruled.
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