FDA Regulation of Tobacco Products : A Policy and Legal Analysis.

Examines FDA regulation of cigarettes and smokeless tobacco products. Discusses FDA assertion of jurisdiction over tobacco products in 1996, court challenges of the FDA tobacco rule, the proposed national tobacco settlement in 1997, FDA tobacco bills in the 107th-110th Congresses, and related issues...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2007.
Series:	U.S. Congressional Research.
Subjects:	Advertising. Product safety. Tobacco. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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Summary:	Examines FDA regulation of cigarettes and smokeless tobacco products. Discusses FDA assertion of jurisdiction over tobacco products in 1996, court challenges of the FDA tobacco rule, the proposed national tobacco settlement in 1997, FDA tobacco bills in the 107th-110th Congresses, and related issues, including restrictions on advertising and promotion, product design and composition, reduced risk products, preemption of State and local regulation, and health warnings.
Item Description:	Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC. CRS Report. Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource.