US EditionFederal judge blocks FDA from enforcing graphic cigarette label rule
- The FDA proposed capping nicotine in cigarettes to make them less addictive, which could help nearly 13 million smokers quit within a year.
- The proposal is unlikely to take effect soon due to the final days of President Joe Biden's term and potential challenges from tobacco companies.
- The plan aims to prevent 48 million young people from starting smoking by making cigarettes nonaddictive, with public comments being accepted for nine months.
- Smoking causes over 480,000 deaths annually in the U.S., highlighting the importance of tobacco regulation in reducing chronic disease.
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Judge Blocks FDA’s Rule Requiring Graphic Labels on Cigarettes
A federal judge has blocked the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) rule requiring graphic warning labels on cigarettes, finding that the requirement went beyond the FDA’s authority. The Tobacco Control Act outlines one of nine specific warnings to be placed on cigarette packages, including “WARNING: Smoking can kill you.” In its 2019 rule, the FDA added two options and altered some of the others, including changing “Smoking during pregnancy…
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FDA floats plan to make cigarettes nonaddictive, but its fate rests with Trump - Seymour Tribune
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal officials on Wednesday released a far-reaching proposal to make cigarettes less addictive by capping their nicotine content, a goal long sought by antismoking advocates that is unlikely to go into effect anytime soon. The proposed rule from the Food and Drug Administration comes in the final days of President Joe Biden’s […]
Judge blocks FDA graphic warning label requirement for cigarettes
A federal judge in Texas has blocked the U.S. Food and Drug Administration from enforcing a looming requirement that cigarette packages and advertisements contain graphic warnings illustrating the health risks of smoking. U.S. District Judge J. Campbell Barker in Tyler,…
Federal judge blocks FDA from enforcing graphic cigarette label rule
A federal judge in Texas has temporarily blocked the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) from enforcing a requirement that cigarette packages include graphic warnings on the impacts of smoking. On Monday, U.S. District Judge J. Campbell Barker in Tyler, Texas, ruled in favor of R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company and others, finding the FDA does…
US judge blocks FDA graphic warning label requirement for cigarettes
A federal judge in Texas has blocked the U.S. Food and Drug Administration from enforcing a looming requirement that cigarette packages and advertisements contain graphic warnings illustrating the health risks of smoking.
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