FDA Tobacco Regulation : History of the 1996 Rule and Related Legislative Activity, 1998-2008.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Business.

Jurisdiction.

Medical supplies.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (29 pages, digital, PDF file)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2009.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Provides history and analysis of FDA 1996 tobacco regulation, including FDA arguments for asserting jurisdiction over tobacco products; and summarizes tobacco industry court challenge that overturned the rule. Reviews 1997 proposed national tobacco settlement, which would have codified FDA rule and given FDA authority to regulate tobacco products as medical devices; and discusses FDA provisions in the tobacco settlement legislation that was defeated in the 105th Congress. Summarizes legislative activity on the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act in the 108th, 109th, and 110th Congresses.

Notes:

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.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. FDA Tobacco Regulation

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