FDA Tobacco Regulation Resurfaces As Senate HELP Considers Bill
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
The definition of FDA-regulated tobacco products in legislation under consideration by the Senate Health, Education, Labor & Pensions Committee excludes "conventional foods.
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