1. At the event with Koop and Kessler, public health officials released two studies that linked tobacco marketing to teen smoking. 2. A key component of the proposed settlement is the extent to which it would allow the government to regulate tobacco marketing, manufacturing and use. 3. But it hopes to ban tobacco marketing from the Internet altogether. 4. Controls on international tobacco marketing were diluted during negotiations between Senate leaders and the White House. 5. Critics say the major reason for the rise is tobacco industry marketing. 6. Congress can grant the Food and Drug Administration the power to regulate nicotine levels and it can authorize restrictions on tobacco marketing. 7. Finland has a total ban on tobacco marketing, including sponsorship of sporting events, while Sweden forbids tobacco advertising. 8. He also asked for greater federal regulation of nicotine, economic protections for tobacco farmers and restrictions on tobacco marketing. 9. In March, the Supreme Court ruled that under existing law the FDA has no regulatory authority over tobacco products or tobacco marketing. 10. It can give the Food and Drug Authority the power to regulate tobacco and it can authorize restrictions on tobacco marketing. |
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