05 Apr 2009 03:00 AM
APHA Applauds House Vote To Protect The Health Of Americans From Tobacco
The American Public Health Association (APHA) today applauded the U.S. House of Representatives for passing the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act. The legislation aims to protect the health of Americans, particularly children, by giving the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) the authority to regulate tobacco products.
"For decades the tobacco companies have marketed their deadly products to our children, deceived consumers about the harm their products cause and failed to take any meaningful action to make their products less harmful or less addictive," said Georges C…
"For decades the tobacco companies have marketed their deadly products to our children, deceived consumers about the harm their products cause and failed to take any meaningful action to make their products less harmful or less addictive," said Georges C…
