Posts tagged tobacco

• Congress: the FDA Will Now Control Cigarettes

  Mike Ferrara | June 11, 2009 9:15 PM | 14 CommentsCherry Hill, NJ Category: Toxic Substances
  

  The Senate voted today and the House is expected to vote tomorrow to pass The Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act, a critical piece of legislation that will allow the FDA to regulate...

• Supreme Court Decides - No Federal Preemption Protecting Tobacco Companies.

  Camryn Hansen | December 15, 2008 9:31 PM | 0 CommentsCherry Hill, NJ Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  For those of you who have been keeping a cynical eye on the case of Altria v. Good, worried that the outcome would confirm your worst fears about the behemoth that has become federal preemption,...

• Nicotine Super-Charged Smokeless Tobacco is Super-Addictive and Carcinogenic – Not a Healthy Alternative to Smoking

  Mike Ferrara | November 28, 2008 8:37 PM | 1 CommentCherry Hill, NJ Category: Toxic Substances
  

  Camel Snus, a Swedish smokeless tobacco product with a fresh new look, promises to be a hit on the American market, particularly with young people. The IKEA of chewing tobacco, Camel Snus comes...

• Federal Appeals Court May Overturn Tobacco Preemption Case, Siding with Cigarette Companies

  Camryn Hansen | October 14, 2008 8:48 PM | 0 CommentsCherry Hill, NJ Category: Toxic Substances
  

  At issue in the case of Altria v. Good is the question of whether state consumer-fraud laws may be used to sue cigarette companies for labeling certain brands “light,”...