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Tobacco Companies Ordered to Place Statements about Products’ Dangers on Websites and Cigarette Packs
... Americans for Nonsmokers’ Rights, National African American Tobacco Prevention Network and the Tobacco-Free Kids Action Fund (public health intervenors in the case) WASHINGTON, D.C. – Tobacco companies must soon publish statements on their websites and cigarette package onserts ... Kessler issued a landmark judgment that the companies had violated civil racketeering laws and lied to the American public for decades about the health effects of smoking and their marketing to kids. Starting last November, the tobacco companies have also disseminated the corrective ... staggering number of deaths per year, an immeasurable amount of human suffering and economic loss, and a profound burden on our national health care system,” as Judge Kessler wrote in her 2006 final opinion . Importantly, Judge Kessler concluded, “The evidence in this case establishes ...
Federal Court Orders FDA to Quickly Implement Graphic Cigarette Warnings as Mandated by Law
... American Lung Association, Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids and Truth Initiative WASHINGTON, D.C. – In a major victory for the nation’s health and the fight against tobacco, a federal court today ordered the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to expeditiously issue a final rule requiring graphic health warnings on cigarette packs and advertising, as mandated by a 2009 federal law. The ruling by U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani of the ... and motivating smokers to quit. Requiring graphic cigarette warnings in the U.S. will protect kids, save lives and reduce tobacco-related health care costs, which total $170 billion a year. The 2016 lawsuit was filed by the American Academy of Pediatrics, the Massachusetts Chapter of the ...