FDA rule over tobacco just smoke?

Dick Taffe — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 13:14:18 +0000

After decades of trying, Congress now will give the FDA regulatory contol over tobacco. College of Communication advertising Professor John Carroll explains in a WBUR-FM commentary how the “smoke and mirrors” of cigarette marketing will likely still leave Philip Morris ahead of the pack.

Contact John Carroll, 617-353-3493, carroll7@bu.edu

Proposed FDA regulation of tobacco is weak

Ron Rosenberg — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 18:40:05 +0000

For Michael Siegel, MD, a long time anti-smoking advocate and professor of social and behavioral sciences, the proposed Food and Drug Administration regulation of cigarettes is really a smoke screen for Big Tobacco. Writing in the Los Angeles Times, he states that the legislation was crafted, in part, by Philip Morris in a deal with health groups, notably the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, as there is no mandate to eliminate nicotine, and limited reduction of toxins and carcinogens in tobacco.

Contact Michael Siegel, (617) 638-5160, mbsiegel@bu.edu

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FDA rule over tobacco just smoke?

Proposed FDA regulation of tobacco is weak