Archive for the ‘Tobacco Regulation’ Category
Lighting Up While Driving Can Be Costly
June 15th, 2009
admin wrote a good post today on
Here’s a little excerpt
This week’s tobacco news was filled with history making reports about congress signing off on regulation of tobacco by the FDA.
Many opinions are floating around. Some are in favor of it, while others are against the bill. Then there are those who like the idea but have concerns over the vast loopholes in the legislation.
Another […]
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Will New FDA Regulations Backfire and Lend Big Tobacco a Hand?
April 4th, 2009
sanbreck wrote an interesting post today on
Here’s a quick excerpt
Government tobacco regulation has been a topic of discussion for years.
Today, the house approved a bill titled, “Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act” that would allow the FDA the power to regulate the sale of tobacco products and the ingredients they contain.
For instance, tobacco companies would be banned from adding fruity flavors or additives […]
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The Winners and Losers – Largest Tobacco Tax Increase
April 3rd, 2009
sanbreck wrote an interesting post today on
Here’s a quick excerpt
It wasn’t so long ago that Measure 50 was put before a people’s vote in the state of Oregon.
If it had passed, Oregon would have received 85 cents from each pack of cigarettes sold in the state, with the funds marked for children’s health care programs (and other important programs needing funding in the state).
Unfortunately, […]
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The Winners and Losers – Largest Tobacco Tax Increase
April 3rd, 2009
sanbreck wrote a good post today on
Here’s a little excerpt
It wasn’t so long ago that Measure 50 was put before a people’s vote in the state of Oregon.
If it had passed, Oregon would have received 85 cents from each pack of cigarettes sold in the state, with the funds marked for children’s health care programs (and other important programs needing funding in the state).
Unfortunately, […]
Read the rest of this great post here
Obama Expected To Render Stricter FDA Imports Monitoring
November 9th, 2008
robbster wrote an interesting post today on
Here’s a quick excerpt
With Barack Obama having been elected the next president of the United States on November 4, Americans are now expecting to see him keep his promise of bringing the change that the nation needs.
Currently, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is said to begin to both monitor more closely and to instate stricter regulations, as […]
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