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October 28, 2009
National

On October 28, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg signed a bill banning the sale of flavored tobacco products. The ban applies to cigars, little cigars and smokeless tobacco and includes all flavors except for menthol, mint, and wintergreen. This is the first bill of its kind and goes further

October 27, 2009
New York

NEWS from the American Cancer Society For media inquiries, contact: Angela Pause Smith – 518.454.4039 (office) or 518.339.6339 (cell) [email protected] FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 27, 2009 COLLECTING THE TOBACCO TAX WILL SAVE LIVES, GENERATE NEEDED DOLLARS Statement from Donald Distasio, CEO, American Cancer Society

October 15, 2009

New Institute of Medicine Report Confirms Smoke-Free Laws Reduce Risk of Heart Attacks Due to Secondhand Smoke WASHINGTON, D.C. – October 15, 2009

October 6, 2009
National

Voters in Haines, Alaska passed a ballot measure ratifying the comprehensive smoke-free ordinance passed by their Assembly last year. The ordinance, which includes bars and private clubs, will go into effect by January 4, 2010. In Juneau, Alaska, voters passed a ballot measure to increase the city's tobacco tax from

October 2, 2009
National

ACS CAN has submitted comments on priority issues we hope the FDA will address in the coming months as it implements the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act. The FDA has issued a request that interested parties submit comments by December 28, 2009.ξ The request is intended to "Š—_provide

October 1, 2009
National

Before the ink was dry on the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act granting the U.S. Food and Drug Administration the authority to regulate tobacco products and the marketing of those products, the industry filed a lawsuit challenging several provisions. Lorillard, RJ Reynolds and others sued on August 31

September 30, 2009
National

The first steps by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in implementing The Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act have already started and ACS CAN will continue to be a strong advocate for enforcing the law and ensuring that our kids are protected from Big Tobacco. On September

September 30, 2009

Washington, D.C. -- September 30, 2009 -- Today, eleven public health and consumer advocacy organizations filed a friend of the court (amicus) brief asking a federal court to reject a lawsuit by R.J. Reynolds, Lorillard and other tobacco companies that seeks to block key provisions of the new federal law

September 18, 2009

Washington, D.C. -- September 18, 2009 -- Tobacco companies will begin to feel the unwelcome impact of federal regulation of their industry, as the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ban on candy- and fruit- flavored cigarettes goes into effect on Tuesday, September 22, 2009. The ban, which is mandated