Government Regulation

From Tobacco Products

Contents 1 Federal Regulation 2 Legislation 3 Law Suits 4 International Regulation 5 Links

Federal Regulation

• FDA Seeks Cigar Regulation
  

• Cigar Rule Coming

• On Menthol & Tax Evasion
  
• It’s in the Science
  
• Menthol Gets its Close-up
  
• The New FDA Guidance on the Listing of Ingredients in Tobacco Products
  

• Coalition Praises Senate Judiciary Committee for Passage Act

• PACT Act Passed by Senate Committee

• Senate Committee Urged to Pass PACT Act

• Pass PACT

• FDA Moves Forward on Tobacco

• New FDA Tobacco Unit Expects First Challenge

• Debuts Center for Tobacco Products
  

• FDA Names Tobacco Chief
  

• National Congress of American Indians Seeks Changes to PACT Act

• Obama Invokes His Personal Struggle as He Signs Tobacco Law

• It's Official

• Obama Signs Tobacco Regulation Bill

• Waxman Beats Big Tobacco

• Science vs. Pollitics

• Obama Poised to Sign FDA Bill

• Obama Bound

• Silver Lining

• Tobacco Control Coming

• Senate Passes Bill for FDA to Regulate Tobacco

• Statement of Senator Edward M. Kennedy on the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act on the vote to Invoke Cloture

• Senate Poised to Pass Tobacco Bill

• Senate near key vote on new tobacco rules: Bill would give FDA broad new authority to regulate how cigarettes are made, marketed
  

• FDA Regulation of Tobacco Expected to Pass Senate

• Burr Defends Mint-Flavored Suckable ‘Tobacco Lollipops,’ Claims They’re Not Being Marketed to Children

• Senate nears vote on tobacco

• Senate Begins FDA Tobacco Control Debate

• Senate Tackles FDA Regulation of Tobacco

• FDA Bad News for Snus?

• Camel Smokeless Products Targeted by Senators

• 'Hardly Candy' Senators seek to ban dissolvable smokeless tobacco products

• More FDA Tobacco Traction
  

• Chances Bright for Legislation Seeking FDA Regulation of Tobacco

• FDA Nominee Supports Tobacco Regulation

• Not So Fast, FDA, Says NATO

• Regulating Tobacco May Benefit Cigarette Giant Philip Morris

• Kennedy Introduces FDA Bill

• Senate Eager for FDA Bill

• Senate Expected to Pick Up FDA Tobacco Bill

• FDA Regulation Provides Another Smokescreen for Marlboro Man

• House Passes Tobacco Bill, but Senate Battle Looms

• House Approves Bill for FDA Regulation of Tobacco

• House OKs FDA Tobacco Reg Bill

• House Bill Expected on F.D.A. Control of Tobacco

• House Plans Vote on FDA Tobacco Bill

• Feds Push for FDA Oversight of Tobacco, but What’s Left to Regulate?

• House panel passes tobacco regulation

• NACS Touts Negotiations in FDA Bill

• Weighing In

• H.R. 1256 the Family Smoking Prevention & Control Act

• FDA Regulation Closer

• Waiting for Regulation

• Tobacco Control on 'To-Do' List

• Congress renews push to regulate cigarettes

• Altria Supports Revived FDA Tobacco Measure Opposed by Reynolds

• 'Using License Fees as a Weapon'

• House Bill Looms for FDA Control of Tobacco

• New CDC Study Shows Tobacco Marketing Influences Kids to Smoke, Underscores Need for FDA Regulation of Tobacco Products
  

• Kennedy Wants Cigarette Risks Regulated in Obama-Back Bill

• Tobacco Regulation 'Nearly Inevitable'

• Congress Plans for Early Tobacco Attack

• Obama & Tobacco

• House Passes Bill to Crack Down on Black Market Tobacco

• Tobacco Bill Might not See Light until 2009

• House Passes Tobacco Bill

• Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act H.R. 1108

• Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act S.625

• House Approves Bill to Put Tobacco Under FDA

• Regulation Reactions

• U.S. House Casts Historic Vote to Protect Kids from Tobacco, Save Lives; Senate Should Act This Year and President Should Sign Bill Into Law

• FDA Authority Over Tobacco

• FDA Tobacco Regulation Smolders

• (HHS letter regarding the "Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act)

• Menthol loophole would hurt African-Americans

• Group Pulls Support of Tobacco Bill

• NACS Withdraws Opposition to FDA Tobacco Regulation Bill (National Association of Convenience Stores

• Smoking Gun

• Tobacco Roundtable

• Cigarettes packing more nicotine and puffs, researchers say

Legislation

• President Signs PACT Act to Stem Illegal Tobacco Sales over Internet
  
• New York Reaction to PACT
  
• PACT Passes Senate
  
• PACT Act Passes Congress
  
• Better to Burn Out
  
• Pushing the PACT Act
  

• Blowing smoke with legislation

• Burr stands tall for tobacco

• Dueling Senators

• North Carolina Senators Seek Tobacco Marketing Restrictions

• S.F. Bans Drugstore Smokes

• FDA Tobacco Traction: House committee approves bill to give Food & Drug Administration authority to regulate tobacco

• Defanging FDA Tobacco Regulation Industry efforts help minimize retail impact of unwelcome legislation

Law Suits

• Smoker Extinguishes Suit
  

• Ban on Color and Graphics in Tobacco Ads Thrown Out
  

• State high court ponders award in cigarette lawsuit
  

• Smoker, tobacco both winners in early Engle cases

• Cool, Refreshing Legislation for Philip Morris

• Tobacco and the Tort Bar

• Building Bridges
  

• PM USA, RJR Press Court
  

• Appeal court upholds landmark tobacco marketing lawsuit
  

• Cigarette makers lose appeal in landmark case
  

• Tobacco Taken to Task
  

• Court Brief

• Supreme Court Upholds Tobacco Award

• RJR Wins Engle Progeny Case in Florida

• Philip Morris USA Wins Engle Progeny Case

• 'Powerful Defenses'

• 'Light' Suit Moves Forward

• Court moves ‘light’ cigarette suit forward

• PM USA Will Seek Review of Hess Verdict
  

• Jury Orders PM USA to pay Fla. Smoker's Widow $6.3 Million

• No Class: Tennessee court dismisses class-action allegations from "lights" suit

• SCOTUS Greenlights 'Light' Suits

• 'Light' Cigarette Suits Allowed by U.S. Supreme Court

• Cigarette makers fear more ‘light’ suits

• ‘Light’ Case Tossed U.S. appeals court rejects $800 billion tobacco suit

International Regulation

• Indonesia Seeks to Clear the Air Over US Kretek Ban
  

• Tobacco groups ask Obama to challenge Canadian ban
  

• Canadian Tobacco Bill Under Fire From U.S.

• Ottawa to Prohibit Candy Flavored Cigarillos

• WHO wants total ban on tobacco advertising

• Brit's Propose Ban

• Tobacco Display Ban Deadline Looms in Ontario

Links

• The Impact of the PACT Act

• Seneca Nation leaders call fro defeat of PACT Act
  

• Filtering Through Tobacco Regulations
  

• FDA tobacco chief sees no lawsuit impact
  

• FDA Regulations On Tobacco Could Take 3 Years

• Public Opinion Sought for New Anti-Smoking Measure

• Retailers React to Regulation

• Tobacco regulation could lead to more competition

• U.S. tobacco bill puts focus on menthol cigarettes

• Blowing Smoke?

• Tobacco Regulation Opens Better Communications Opportunities

• W.Va. health officials laud new tobacco law
• ANA Mounts Suit to Block Tobacco Legislation

• New tobacco regulations are unconstitutional

• FDA oversight not all bad for tobacco companies

• Historic anti-smoking bill aims at stopping teens

• Fitch: FDA Oversight of Tobacco to Benefit Established Brands

• Senate bill takes aim at ‘tobacco candy’