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FDA Confirms Direct Final Rule on Regulation of Tobacco Products

The Food and Drug Administration has issued a notice confirming the April 14, 2011 effective date of its direct final rule which will amend certain of its general regulations to include tobacco products, where appropriate, in light of FDA’s authority…

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to regulate these products under the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act. With these amendments, tobacco products will be subject to the same general requirements that apply to other FDA-regulated products. (See ITT's Online Archives or 11/29/10 news, 10112945, for previous BP summary of the direct final rule.)