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05-25-2007, 09:38 AM
Report Seeks F.D.A. Regulation of Tobacco
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By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Published: May 25, 2007
A report from the Institute of Medicine, part of the National Academy of Sciences, urged Congress and the president to give the Food and Drug Administration the authority to regulate tobacco. The report also asked that the agency be authorized to enforce standards for nicotine reduction and to regulate claims by companies that their products reduce risk. The report said cigarettes contained carcinogens and other dangerous toxins and would be banned if federal laws did not exempt tobacco. A bill before Congress would give the F.D.A. regulatory authority, but the agency’s commissioner, Dr. Andrew C. von Eschenbach, expressed skepticism, saying that if nicotine levels were reduced, smokers would change their habits to maintain current levels. The report also called for higher tobacco taxes and a national ban on indoor smoking.
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By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Published: May 25, 2007
A report from the Institute of Medicine, part of the National Academy of Sciences, urged Congress and the president to give the Food and Drug Administration the authority to regulate tobacco. The report also asked that the agency be authorized to enforce standards for nicotine reduction and to regulate claims by companies that their products reduce risk. The report said cigarettes contained carcinogens and other dangerous toxins and would be banned if federal laws did not exempt tobacco. A bill before Congress would give the F.D.A. regulatory authority, but the agency’s commissioner, Dr. Andrew C. von Eschenbach, expressed skepticism, saying that if nicotine levels were reduced, smokers would change their habits to maintain current levels. The report also called for higher tobacco taxes and a national ban on indoor smoking.