40 Specifically, statute specifies that the regulations should include the methods, facilities, and controls involved in the manufacture, packing, and storage of a tobacco product
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"Given that tobacco use is still the leading cause of preventable disease and death in the U.S., there's a lot at stake to ensure the public understands these risks." Erika Sward, assistant vice president of national advocacy for the American Lung Association, told NPR's Richard Harris, the warnings are "critically needed and long overdue." The organization sued the FDA to compel it to produce warning labels after the agency's first efforts failed
The first of these regulations came when Congress passed the Public Health Cigarette Smoking Act of 1970 to ban the advertising of cigarettes on television and radio, following the landmark 1964 Surgeon General report that causally linked lung cancer and chronic bronchitis to smoking