Foreword
Nearly half a century after the Office of the Surgeon General first warned that cigarettes were a health hazard, the House of Representatives approved legislation last summer that, for the first time, would give the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) the power to regulate tobacco products. The move is the latest chapter in a longstanding debate over the legal definition of such products and who is responsible for controlling their sale and use.In 1965, the Federal Trade Commission required tobacco companies to place warning labels on cigarette packages, and in 1970, Congress voted to prohibit television and radio stations…
