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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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