HHS Deputy Corr May Reignite FDA Tobacco Oversight; PhRMA Sees Upside
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
Health and Human Services Secretary-designate Tom Daschle's pick of William Corr as deputy secretary will be a key policy appointment should the Obama administration decide to make FDA regulation of tobacco a priority for the next congressional session
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FDA authority over tobacco?
The House Energy and Commerce Committee April 3 approved a bill, H.R. 1108, that would give FDA authority to regulate tobacco, although the legislation would prevent the agency from banning cigarettes altogether or from requiring nicotine-free products. Under the bill introduced by Rep. Henry Waxman, D-Calif., industry user fees would fund FDA's tobacco regulation, including establishing an oversight office. The legislation would allow FDA to monitor cigarette labeling, ban flavored cigarettes and limit advertisements making claims that one product is safer than another (1"The Tan Sheet" Feb. 25, 2008, In Brief)...