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FDA Stopped the Sale of Four Cigarette Brands

The Food and Drug Administration stopped the sale of four cigarette brands these days, declaring that merchants will have to remove them off the shelves and informing the manufacturer, R.J. Reynolds that they are not allowed to sell them any further.

New Year FDA meeting on dissolvable products

he US Food and Drug Administration’s Tobacco Products Scientific Advisory Committee is to hold a meeting in the New Year to continue discussing issues related to the nature and impact of the use of dissolvable tobacco products on public health.

Santa Monicans react to new graphic cigarette warning labels

MID-CITY — Purchase a pack of cigarettes and get a blackened lung, rotten teeth or an oxygen mask — these are just a few of nine health warninggraphic warning labels the FDA unveiled recently in what was the most significant change to cigarette labels in the last 25 years.

Menthol Cigarette Investigation to be Conducted by FDA

A menthol cigarette independent review is part of the Food and Drug Administration’s latest investigation into the public health impact of cigarettes.

Why the FDA Must Ban Menthol Cigarettes

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is currently considering a ban on the sale and distribution of menthol cigarettes in the United States—a measure that could save thousands of lives each year and drastically cut elevated smoking-related health problems experienced by African Americans as well as lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender Americans who often bear the brunt of smoking-related diseases. For so many reasons, this ban is a no-brainer.

The case against menthols

Menthol cigarettes are “cool” — literally and figuratively. They soften the harshness of tobacco smoke, and their popularity continues Newport menthol cigarettesto increase, particularly among young people and African Americans. Some health experts feel it’s high time they were banned.

FDA’s Regulatory Agenda in 2011

FDAThe Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (Tobacco Control Act) was enacted in June of 2009 and granted the FDA the authority to regulate cigarettes, roll-your-own tobacco and smokeless tobacco products. Under this law, the FDA has been issuing and implementing various tobacco regulations. This year, there are several major regulations under consideration by the FDA’s Center for Tobacco Products.

FDA can regulate Electronic Cigarettes as Tobacco Products

A federal appeals court says electronic cigarettes should be regulated as tobacco products by the Food and Drug Administration rather than as drug-delivery devices, which have more stringent requirements.

Altria vs. the FDA: More than a Mild Dispute

Marlboro Lights are no more. From now on smokers will have to ask for cigs4us.biz/marlboro-cigarette/marlboro-lights. Corporations do not change iconic brands lightly. In this case cigarette manufacturer Altria Group (MO) had no choice. The Food & Drug Administration, which as of last year regulates tobacco products, banned the use of the words “mild,” “light,” or “low tar” on packages effective on June 22. The agency says such cigarettes are just as harmful as regular ones.