Report: U.S. Ranks Last for Warning Labels on Cigarettes
More than 100 countries worldwide now require pictorial health warnings on cigarette packages, according to a new report by the Canadian Cancer Society.
Tobacco Regulation and Products Press Releases
8 Health Groups File Suit to Force FDA to Require Graphic Cigarette Warnings as Mandated by Law
Eight public health and medical groups, and several individual pediatricians, today filed suit in federal court in Boston to force the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to issue a final rule requiring graphic health warnings on cigarette packs and advertising, as mandated by a 2009 federal law.
Senate Appropriations Committee Preserves FDA's Authority to Regulate Tobacco Products
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- May 19, 2016 -- The U.S.
FDA Issues Strong Regulation Finalizing Authority over All Tobacco Products
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- May 5, 2016 -- The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today issued the final deeming regulation on all tobacco products, including electronic cigarettes, cigars, and hookah. The rule takes effect in August 2016.
New Data Highlights Link Between Electronic Cigarette Advertising and Incidence of Youth E-Cigarette Use
WASHINGTON, DC April 25, 2016 Data released today by theæCenters for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)æand published in the journal Pediatrics found an overwhelming associ
FDA Regulation of E-Cigarettes, Cigars and Other Tobacco Products Long Overdue
WASHINGTON, D.C. April 22, 2016 Sunday marks two years since the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a proposed deeming rule to exert its jurisdiction to regulate all tobacco products, including electronic cigarettes and cigars.
House Appropriations Committee Undercuts FDA 's Authority to Regulate Tobacco Products and LDTs
WASHINGTON, D.C. April 19, 2016 The U.S.
31 Health Groups Urge Congress to Reject Appropriations Proposals to Weaken FDA Oversight of E-Cigarettes, Cigars
WASHINGTON, DC Thirty-one leading public health and medical organizations today urged the U.S.
New Youth Data Highlights Urgent Need for FDA to Take Action on Unregulated Tobacco Products
WASHINGTON, D.C. April 14, 2016 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released data from its National Youth Tobacco Survey today that found 4.7 million middle and high school students used tobacco products in 2015.
30 Health Groups Urge President Obama to End Delays and Issue Overdue Rule Regulating All Tobacco Products, Including E-Cigarettes and Cigars
WASHINGTON, DC Expressing alarm about repeated delays that have endangered the health of children, 30 leading public health and medical groups today urged President Barack Obama to promptly issue a final rule providing for Food and Drug Administration (FDA) oversight of all tobacco products, incl