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Congress gives final approval to tobacco regulation bill

By Bernard Hibbitts (editor) and University of Pittsburgh School of Law students.

[JURIST] The US House of Representatives on Friday approved the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act, which attempts to safeguard the public by granting the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) certain authority to regulate tobacco products, among other provisions. Passed by a vote of 307-97, the legislation will heighten warning-label requirements, prohibit marketing "light cigarettes" as a healthier alternative, and allow for the regulation of cigarette ingredients. Under the bill, read more

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