The Federal Food and Drug Administration regulates the manufacture and distribution of everyday items such as Cheerios, lipstick and macaroni and cheese. Now, a local lawmaker wants cigarettes added to that list.
Democratic Congressman John Barrow met with a family and children's group this morning calling for more basic health regulations on tobacco. FDA legislation began 100 years ago and back then, cigarettes were not on the list to be regulated.
Barrow says it's something that's long overdue. "This is all about trying to fix what's broken and it started way back when nobody thought of nicotine that you get from tobacco as a drug. Well, it sure is a drug. We know that and it has huge health care costs for the rest of us," he said. Full Story - Discount Magazine Subscriptions
Democratic Congressman John Barrow met with a family and children's group this morning calling for more basic health regulations on tobacco. FDA legislation began 100 years ago and back then, cigarettes were not on the list to be regulated.
Barrow says it's something that's long overdue. "This is all about trying to fix what's broken and it started way back when nobody thought of nicotine that you get from tobacco as a drug. Well, it sure is a drug. We know that and it has huge health care costs for the rest of us," he said. Full Story - Discount Magazine Subscriptions
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