Electronic cigarettes will remain on the market for now, after a federal judge’s ruling this week that could have wider implications for federal regulation of tobacco products.
Some tobacco-control advocates warned that if upheld, the ruling could give rise to a host of new, nicotine-laced products that historically have been restricted by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
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In a smoke-filled room in Lahore, Pakistan, a small group of teenagers pass a `shisha’ (water pipe) round a table. Strawberry essence has been added to the tobacco, making a fruity aroma. “We come to this café at least once a week to share a `shisha’,” said Zeeshan Ahmed, aged 16.
“Our parents don’t mind us smoking `shisha’ and it is not dangerous,” said Fyza Imad, also 16.
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Re “Ex-smoker wins tobacco lawsuit”:
In 1968, Ms. Naugle took up smoking, allegedly unaware that smoking cigarettes is addictive and harmful to a smoker’s health. I remember my beloved grandmother admonishing me in 1946, or was it 1947, to never smoke: “Young man, don’t you ever smoke; it’s a dirty, unhealthy, expensive habit!”
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China executed two people and imprisoned others as a warning not to endanger the public safety by producing harmful exports. On November 24, a dairy farmer and a milk salesman were put to death in the 2008 scheme to water down infant formula that left at least six children dead and sickened more than 300,000. In a move to reassure the world that China will protect its exports from unethical producers, those responsible were severely punished. New ... Jump to full article >>
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