Here about government tightens rules on tobacco companies.
President Obama recently signed into law the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act, which grants the FDA authority to regulate tobacco products, as well as putting restrictions on tobacco marketing and advertising.
The FDA will now be able to reduce the nicotine content and regulate the chemicals in cigarettes. Tobacco companies will no longer be allowed to target children by adding flavors, other than menthol, to cigarettes in order to improve taste and make them seem more appealing.
Tobacco advertising will be limited to black-and-white-only text, and outdoor advertising within 1,000 feet of schools will be prohibited. Within the next three years, tobacco companies will no longer be able to use words like "light" or "low tar" on cigarette packaging, as these terms create the illusion that certain cigarettes are safer. There is no such thing as a safe cigarette. Period.
The goal of Big Tobacco is to get people hooked on their products so they gain a "client-for-life." Currently, there are over 1,000 new daily smokers under the age of 18 every day in the United States. The objective of the tobacco control act is to protect America's youth from ever starting smoking. It should also benefit current smokers by moderating the kind of chemicals that are added to tobacco to manipulate the chemistry and make it more addictive.
What are your thoughts about the government creating the tobacco control act and imposing such regulations on the tobacco industry?
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