Updates matching "Tobacco Regulation and Products"

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

Today marks a major victory for public health! After a decade long fight, a bill that would grant FDA authority to regulate tobacco products is finally being signed into law today by President Barack Obama. The Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act will ban the production of candy- and

It is my great pleasure to share the news that the Congress has passed the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act, and that the President will soon sign it into law. The bill, which gives the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) the authority to regulate the manufacture, marketing, and sale of tobacco products, was passed by the Senate yesterday in a bipartisan vote of 79 to 17 and was approved by the House today in another lopsided vote of 307-97.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 11, 2009 BIG TOBACCO TACTICS THAT PREYED ON KIDS ARE BANNED BY HISTORIC BILL Statement from Donald Distasio, CEO, American Cancer Society of NY & NJ, regarding U.S. Senate passage of the Family Smoking Prevention Tobacco Control Act. “This historic legislation thwarts decades of

The era of Big Tobacco is coming to an end. Senate just passed FDA regulation of tobacco products! This critical piece of legislation will rein in a rogue industry that has peddled its poisonous products for far too long.

A monumental time for public health! After more than a decade, a bill that would grant FDA regulatory authority over tobacco products is finally moving to the Senate floor. This week, the Senate will vote on amendments to the bill in time for a floor vote early next week. The

Yesterday evening we took another great step forward in ACS CAN’s campaign to rein in the egregious behavior of the tobacco industry and to protect kids by granting the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) the authority to regulate tobacco products and their marketing!

The nation is one step closer to ending Big Tobacco's unfettered access to children in America with the Senate introduction of legislation to grant the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) the authority to regulate manufacturing, marketing and sale of tobacco products. Senator Edward Kennedy (D-MA) introduced this important legislation, which

In yet another example of why FDA regulation of tobacco products and marketing is so important, a new study released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention today found that many high school students who smoke and try to quit are unsuccessful, despite their relatively short smoking histories. Nearly