White House/FDA tobacco regulation proposal could cloud FDA reform debate.
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
FDA NICOTINE REGULATION FLARE-UP COULD DISTRACT CONGRESS FROM REFORM efforts. The timing of President Clinton's go-ahead for introduction of an FDA proposal to regulate cigarettes as "restricted devices" may deflect legislators' attention away from FDA reform just as the issue is poised to gain momentum through reform proposals under development by the Senate Labor & Human Resources Committee and the House Commerce Committee.