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Bill puts tobacco products under FDA oversight

Jun. 22, 2009
President Obama signed landmark legislation Monday giving the Food and Drug Administration new power to regulate the manufacturing, marketing and sale of tobacco.
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WASHINGTON, June 12 (UPI) -- The U.S. House of Representatives Friday passed tougher tobacco product regulation, action President Barack Obama said was long overdue.
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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.

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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.

Bill would give FDA authority over tobacco

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.

U.S. bill gives FDA tobacco regulation

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.

New FDA inspection frees proposed

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.

House panel backs FDA tobacco regulation

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.

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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.

Youth anti-smoking activists plan rally

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President Obama awards the Presidential Medal of Freedom in Washington
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President Barack Obama awards the the Presidential Medal of Freedom to singer/songwriter Bob Dylan during a ceremony in the East Room at the White House in Washington on May 29, 2012. The Medal of Freedom is our NationÕs highest civilian honor, presented to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors. UPI/Kevin Dietsch