Updates matching "Tobacco Regulation and Products"

WASHINGTON, DC April 25, 2016 Data released today by theξCenters for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)ξand published in the journal Pediatrics found an overwhelming association between electronic cigarette advertisement exposure and e-cigarette use among teens. A statement from the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS

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. A statement from Chris Hansen, president of the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS

WASHINGTON, D.C. April 19, 2016 The U.S. House Appropriations Committee today passed an Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and Related Agencies appropriations bill for Fiscal Year 2017 that included provisions that would greatly weaken FDA oversight of tobacco products and laboratory developed tests (LDT). A statement from

WASHINGTON, DC Thirty-one leading public health and medical organizations today urged the U.S. House Appropriations Committee to reject proposals that would greatly weaken Food and Drug Administration (FDA) oversight of electronic cigarettes and cigars and make it harder for the FDA to protect children and public health from these 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. E-cigarettes remained popular among teens and were the most commonly used tobacco product among

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, including electronic cigarettes and cigars.