Federal judge upholds key provisions of new law, gives FDA the power to regulate tobacco products
In a significant victory for public health, a federal judge in Kentucky today upheld most key provisions of the new law giving the US Food and Drug Administration the power to regulate tobacco products.
After more than a decade, Congress has taken the important step of empowering the federal Food and Drug Administration to regulate tobacco products, including the power to remove harmful ingredients from tobacco products and to stop false claims made by the tobacco industry regarding the addictive nature of nicotine.