Saturday, October 10, 2009
Family Smoking Prevention Act gives FDA unprecedented control over Big Tobacco
On June 23rd, President Obama acknowledged that he sometimes falls off the "bandwagon" and reaches for a cigarette as he signs legislation giving the Food and Drug Administration unprecedented authority to regulate the tobacco industry. The Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act allows the FDA to lower the amount of nicotine in tobacco products and block misleading labels such as "low tar" and "light". Maybe American consumers will finally have the opportunity to view basic nicotine and content information disclosed on cigarette packs, something that has been required by European countries for years.
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Hi there,
ReplyDeleteI read your comment to a post on what to do if your iphone is stollen. Mine was stollen yesterday and I am trying to figure out what to do. Your comment about adding another line and buying the phone at the subsidy price was very interesting. I am a little confused on how AT&T can give you a new iphone and then use a non data plan phone to not have to pay for 2 data plans. Could you please tell me more? You can email me at robin.dsouza@gmail.com. Thank you.
Robin