compromise or capitulation us food and drug administration jurisdiction over tobacco products妥协和投降美国食品和药物管理局管辖的烟草产品.pdfVIP

Policy Forum Compromise or Capitulation? US Food and Drug Administration Jurisdiction Over Tobacco Products 1 1 2 Stanton A. Glantz *, Richard Barnes , Sharon Y. Eubanks 1 Center for Tobacco Control Research and Education, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States of America, 2 Attorney in private practice, McLean, Virginia, United States of America On June 12, 2009, the United States Congress passed the Family Smoking Summary Points Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (S. 982), granting the US Food and Drug N On June 12, 2009, the US Congress passed compromise legislation granting the Administration (FDA) authority regulating Food and Drug Administration (FDA) jurisdiction over tobacco products, tobacco products. The idea of FDA repealing federal pre-emption of state and local regulation of tobacco advertising, and requiring graphical warning labels on tobacco products. regulation of tobacco has broad [1], but not unanimous, support among medical N Past legislative compromises with the tobacco industry have led to short-term and public health professionals. This law public health gains at the expense of long-term progress. has many strengths (Table 1): it grants the N The law offers the tobacco industry an opportunity to rehabilitate its image and FDA general authority over tobacco products because they are now ‘‘FDA regulated.’’ products, including the ability to reduce N Tobacco interests that have violated US racketeering law are inappropriately (but not