It’s been about a year since President Obama signed historic legislation known as the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act, into law, granting the FDA regulation over tobacco products. Major provisions of the law are already in place. On the first year anniversary of the bill, new restrictions on the marketing and sale of tobacco will go into effect. “This landmark public health law will begin to break the deadly cycle of addicti ... Jump to full article >>

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Nearly 4,000 kids under age 18 will light their first cigarette today. According to the Centers for Disease Control, 80 percent of all smokers begin smoking before they turn 18 years old. But how are teens purchasing cigarettes today? New regulations handed down by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) require that all retailers ask for photo identification from any person appearing to be under age 27 who attempts to purchase tobacco products (c ... Jump to full article >>

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Last year was a chaotic, stressful year for the tobacco industry and convenience store retailers. The federal government imposed a hike in the federal excise tax on tobacco products to cover an expansion of the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP), and passed legislation empowering the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to regulate tobacco products and ban flavored cigarettes, rolling papers, filters and loose tobacco for cigar ... Jump to full article >>

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U.S. health officials issued new federal rules Thursday cracking down on the sale of cigarettes and other tobacco products to children and teens. New national bans on vending machine sales of cigarettes, free samples, tobacco company sponsorship of sporting events and even full-color cigarette ads are all part of the rules issued by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The rules, which go into effect June 22, “will help our kids stay healthy ... Jump to full article >>

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The results of President Obama’s latest trip to the doctor revealed last week that he has been unable to completely kick his smoking habit. But if he relies on the advice of his doctors, as well as his own Food and Drug Administration (FDA), he’s likely to remain frustrated and vulnerable to illness. The FDA’s current recommendations for helping smokers quit are woefully ineffective. Cigarettes are uniquely addictive, and Obama ... Jump to full article >>

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Star Scientific Inc. is seeking the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s approval to market its smokeless tobacco lozenges as a reduced-risk product, setting up a key test for the federal agency’s new regulatory powers over tobacco. Star, a small Richmond-area company that makes two brands of smokeless products, said yesterday that it had filed an application with the FDA to market a new version of its Ariva smokeless tobacco as a R ... Jump to full article >>

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