Global Tobacco Control Updates
U.S. Health Groups Support USTR Efforts to Protect Tobacco Control Measures under Trans-Pacific Partnership Trade Agreement
14 May 2012Press Release |
WASHINGTON, DC — Four leading U.S. public health groups are supporting reported efforts by the United States Trade Representative (USTR) to protect nations' authority to enact measures to reduce tobacco use under the Trans-Pacific Partnership…
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WTO Ruling on Clove Cigarettes Disregards Congress’ Legitimate Authority to Protect America’s Kids from Tobacco
04 Apr 2012Press Release |
WASHINGTON, DC — The Appellate Body of the World Trade Organization (WTO) today has wrongly concluded that a decision by the U.S. Congress on how best to protect America’s children from flavored cigarettes that serve as starter products…
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clove cigarettes, india, united states, world trade organization
United States Bans Deceptive Labels, Cracks Down on Tobacco Marketing and Sales to Kids
23 Jun 2010News |
Beginning today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) begins enforcing new rules cracking down on tobacco marketing and sales to kids and will ban the use of the deceptive terms “light,” “mild” and “low-tar”…
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United States Moves to Reject International Cigarette Standard
09 Jul 2008Press Release |
Washington, D.C.—Yesterday, the United States Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced a proposal which, if adopted, will curtail the tobacco industry’s misleading use of tar and nicotine test results that falsely imply that "light"…
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