WASHINGTON, June 22 (UPI) -- New restrictions on tobacco and its marketing were signed into law Monday by U.S. President Barack Obama, who said they were "decades in the making."
WASHINGTON, June 12 (UPI) -- The U.S. House of Representatives Friday passed tougher tobacco product regulation, action President Barack Obama said was long overdue.
WASHINGTON, June 11 (UPI) -- The U.S. Senate voted 79-17 Thursday to pass a bill that would toughen tobacco laws, including authorizing the Food and Drug Administration to regulate tobacco.
WASHINGTON, May 7 (UPI) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration, part of the Department of Health and Human Services, is requesting a budget of $3.2 billion for fiscal 2010.
WASHINGTON, April 2 (UPI) -- The U.S. House approved a bill Thursday that would give the Food and Drug Administration regulatory authority over advertising and sale of tobacco products.
WASHINGTON, July 31 (UPI) -- The U.S. House of Representatives has approved landmark legislation empowering the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to regulate tobacco for the first time.
WASHINGTON, April 18 (UPI) -- U.S House of Representatives legislation proposing new fees for food, drug and cosmetic firms drew opposition Friday from a grocery association.
WASHINGTON, April 3 (UPI) -- A U.S. House committee has given overwhelming approval to a bill allowing the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to regulate tobacco.
FORT WALTON BEACH, Fla., Sept. 7 (UPI) -- U.S. marshals have seized $55,000 worth of dietary supplements produced by Advantage Nutraceuticals L.L.C. of Fort Walton Beach, Fla.
WASHINGTON, July 16 (UPI) -- U.S. anti-tobacco activists are planning to display 1,200 pairs of shoes at a rally to symbolize the number of Americans who die each day from tobacco use.