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Lancet antitobacco series launches as ACC chides FDA inaction

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One of the Lancet papers reviews the successes, failures, and ongoing challenges in beating back the "global tobacco epidemic," including a report from FDA scientists touting the impact of the 2009 Tobacco Control Act in the US.

London, UK - A special series of papers in the Lancet this week reviews the successes, failures, and ongoing challenges in beating back the "global tobacco epidemic," including a report from FDA scientists touting the impact of the 2009 Tobacco Control Act in the US. That act gave the FDA much more sweeping legislative control over tobacco products, including labeling requirements.

The report, however, comes within weeks of an announcement from the FDA that it would not be challenging a US court of appeals decision ruling that graphic packaging on cigarettes was unconstitutional. That inaction prompted a letter April 25, 2013 from the American College of Cardiology (ACC) decrying the FDA's decision [pdf below].
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