U.S. House Casts Historic Vote to Protect Kids from Tobacco, Save Lives; Senate

[Guest guest]

http://www.tobaccofreekids.org/reports/fda/index.shtml

<http://www.tobaccofreekids.org/reports/fda/index.shtml>

<http://www.tobaccofreekids.org/reports/fda/index.shtml>

This year, the U.S. Congress has a truly historic opportunity to protect

our children from tobacco addiction and save lives. It can do so by

passing legislation to grant the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

the authority to regulate the manufacturing, marketing and sale of

tobacco products.

Tobacco use is the number one cause of preventable death in America. It

kills more than 400,000 Americans and costs the nation nearly $100

billion in health care bills each year. Every day, another 1,200 lives

are lost and more than 1,000 kids become new regular smokers.

Despite being the deadliest product sold in America, tobacco products

are among the least regulated products sold in America. Tobacco

products today are exempt from basic health regulations that apply to

other consumer products, such as food, drugs and even lipstick.

Tobacco companies take advantage of this lack of regulation to market

their deadly and addictive products to children, deceive consumers about

the harm their products cause and resist changes that could make their

products less harmful.

Congress should end this special protection for Big Tobacco by passing

legislation to give the FDA authority to regulate tobacco products. The

public health community strongly supports bipartisan bills that have

been introduced in Congress:

*

S. 625 <http://www.tobaccofreekids.org/reports/fda/s625.pdf> sponsored

by Senators Kennedy (D-MA) and Cornyn (R-TX).

*

H.R. 1108 <http://www.tobaccofreekids.org/reports/fda/hr1108.pdf>

sponsored by Representatives Henry Waxman (D-CA) and Tom (R-VA).

This legislation would:

*

Crack down on tobacco marketing and sales to kids.

*

Require larger, more effective health warnings on tobacco products.

*

Require tobacco companies to disclose the contents of tobacco products,

changes to their products and research about the health effects of the

products.

*

Grant the FDA authority to require changes in tobacco products, such as

the removal or reduction of harmful ingredients.

*

Ban candy-flavored cigarettes.

*

Prohibit terms such as " light " , " mild " and " low-tar " that mislead

consumers into believing that certain cigarettes are safer.

*

Prohibit health claims about so-called " reduced risk " products

that are not scientifically proven or that would discourage current

tobacco users from quitting or encourage new users to start.

This legislation has been co-sponsored by a majority of both the House

and the Senate

<http://www.tobaccofreekids.org/reports/fda/legislation.shtml> . It has

been endorsed by more than 680 public health, faith and other

organizations

<http://www.tobaccofreekids.org/reports/fda/organizations.pdf> across

the country. And it is supported by 70 percent of American voters

<http://www.tobaccofreekids.org/Script/DisplayPressRelease.php3?Display=\

1086> .

The time is now for Congress to enact this life-saving legislation into

law.

More details on what the bill would do

<http://www.tobaccofreekids.org/reports/fda/summary.shtml> .

This year, the U.S. Congress has a truly historic opportunity to protect

our children from tobacco addiction and save lives. It can do so by

passing legislation to grant the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

the authority to regulate the manufacturing, marketing and sale of

tobacco products.

Tobacco use is the number one cause of preventable death in America. It

kills more than 400,000 Americans and costs the nation nearly $100

billion in health care bills each year. Every day, another 1,200 lives

are lost and more than 1,000 kids become new regular smokers.

Despite being the deadliest product sold in America, tobacco products

are among the least regulated products sold in America. Tobacco

products today are exempt from basic health regulations that apply to

other consumer products, such as food, drugs and even lipstick.

Tobacco companies take advantage of this lack of regulation to market

their deadly and addictive products to children, deceive consumers about

the harm their products cause and resist changes that could make their

products less harmful.

Congress should end this special protection for Big Tobacco by passing

legislation to give the FDA authority to regulate tobacco products. The

public health community strongly supports bipartisan bills that have

been introduced in Congress:

*

S. 625 <http://www.tobaccofreekids.org/reports/fda/s625.pdf> sponsored

by Senators Kennedy (D-MA) and Cornyn (R-TX).

*

H.R. 1108 <http://www.tobaccofreekids.org/reports/fda/hr1108.pdf>

sponsored by Representatives Henry Waxman (D-CA) and Tom (R-VA).

This legislation would:

*

Crack down on tobacco marketing and sales to kids.

*

Require larger, more effective health warnings on tobacco products.

*

Require tobacco companies to disclose the contents of tobacco products,

changes to their products and research about the health effects of the

products.

*

Grant the FDA authority to require changes in tobacco products, such as

the removal or reduction of harmful ingredients.

*

Ban candy-flavored cigarettes.

*

Prohibit terms such as " light " , " mild " and " low-tar " that mislead

consumers into believing that certain cigarettes are safer.

*

Prohibit health claims about so-called " reduced risk " products

that are not scientifically proven or that would discourage current

tobacco users from quitting or encourage new users to start.

This legislation has been co-sponsored by a majority of both the House

and the Senate

<http://www.tobaccofreekids.org/reports/fda/legislation.shtml> . It has

been endorsed by more than 680 public health, faith and other

organizations

<http://www.tobaccofreekids.org/reports/fda/organizations.pdf> across

the country. And it is supported by 70 percent of American voters

<http://www.tobaccofreekids.org/Script/DisplayPressRelease.php3?Display=\

1086> .

The time is now for Congress to enact this life-saving legislation into

law.

More details on what the bill would do

<http://www.tobaccofreekids.org/reports/fda/summary.shtml> .

[Guest guest]

Horse excrement. I don't use tobacco products and don't know anyone who

does but I don't want to pay for government regulatory bloat which is

always a pure wast of my money, waste of time, and waste of manpower,

and decreases the per capita wealth of all Americans. Parents have a

responsibility and I'm not going to pay to take it away from them. The

FDA is already has it's hands on the balls of America and it's time to

tell them to f*** off.

Steve

wrote:

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>

> http://www.tobaccofreekids.org/reports/fda/index.shtml

> This year, the U.S. Congress has a truly historic opportunity to protect

> our children from tobacco addiction and save lives. It can do so by

> passing legislation to grant the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

> the authority to regulate the manufacturing, marketing and sale of

> tobacco products.

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