FDA prescribes cautious labels; increasingly, dietary supplement and food manufacturers are allowed to make health claims, but FDA regulations are still tight

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Historically, the Food and Drug Administration has restricted health-related food labeling, even on dietary supplements, with the argument that such claims amounted to classifying such products as unapproved new drugs. Amendments to the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act in 1990 and 1994, however, made it possible for food labels to give health benefits. In 1990, this was the Nutrition Labeling and Education Act and in 1994, Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act. It is clear that the boundaries for dietary supplement advertising have been extended.

Food industry, Labeling

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Courage, Mr. Clinton: regulate, don't haggle

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The cigarette industry must not be allowed both immunity from lawsuits and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulation, although it may be helpful to grant the industry immunity in return for accepting FDA regulatory oversight. FDA regulation has not killed two other dangerous products, cars and liquor, and cigarettes would survive as well. Other reasons the industry gives for the evasion of FDA jurisdiction are misguided as well. Cigarettes are a dangerous consumer product and regulation is long overdue.

Cigarettes, Cigarette Manufacturing, Health aspects, Smoking

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Tobacco bill may undo deal; flaws may spark industry litigation; U.S. taxpayers could be on the hook

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Lawmakers drafted the McCain tobacco bill, approved by the US Senate Commerce Committee on Apr 1, 1998, on the assumption that any comprehensive solution needed the agreement of the tobacco companies to take effect. Although the bill is much tougher on cigarette manufacturers than the agreement reached June 20, 1997, by the tobacco industry, a group of class action lawyers and 40 state attorneys general the industry has so far stressed its constitutional problems. The constitutional objections are listed.

Product liability, Products liability, Tobacco

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