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The Tobacco Reference Guide |
| by David Moyer, MD. |
| | Chapter 33 The FDA, tobacco regulation and state lawsuits |
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| | The U.S. Food and Drug Administration's proposed regulations on tobacco of August |
| | 1995 included: a. A ban on the sale of tobacco products to anyone under 18. b. A ban |
| | on tobacco sales via vending machines and mail order. c. A ban on outdoor tobacco |
| | ads near schools. d. Allow only black and white, text only tobacco ads in publications |
| | with significant youth readership. e. A ban on tobacco brand names and logos on |
| | T-shirts and caps. f. A ban on tobacco company sponsorship of sports events. A |
| | requirement for tobacco companies to fund a $150 million-a-year ad campaign urging |
| | young people not to smoke. |
| | US News and World Report, August 21, 1995, p. 8 |
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| | "...using a massive PR campaign and series of full-page ads in major newspapers, |
| | the tobacco industry has been trying to drum up public support for doing nothing about |
| | the epidemic of smoking among kids." |
| | Comment about proposed FDA regulations in ASH Smoking and Health Review, |
| | November-December 1995 |
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| | In March 2000, the Supreme Court ruled 5 to 4 that the FDA does not have the |
| | authority to regulate cigarettes. |
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