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Federal Regulation of Tobacco

On June 22, 2009, President Barack Obama signed into law the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act, giving the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) comprehensive authority to regulate the manufacturing, marketing, and sale of tobacco products. The new law represents the most sweeping action taken to date to reduce what remains the leading preventable cause of death in the United States.

https://www.publichealthlawcenter.org/topics/commercial-tobacco-control/federal-regulation-tobacco

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