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Science 19 June 2009:
Vol. 324. no. 5934, p. 1497
DOI: 10.1126/science.324_1497
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Expanded U.S. Drug Agency to Control Tobacco

Jennifer Couzin-Frankel and Robert Koenig

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is on the cusp of gaining power for the first time to regulate cigarettes and other tobacco products. Last week, the U.S. Senate followed the lead of the House of Representatives, voting 79–17 to give FDA this authority, and President Barack Obama has vowed to sign the legislation. It will allow FDA to ban certain ingredients in cigarettes, push for tougher labeling, and create an FDA Center for Tobacco Products within 90 days after the law takes effect.

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