Lawrence Deyton

Tobacco Makers Must List Ingredients, Prove Safety Claims

Tobacco companies will have to begin reporting the amount of unsafe chemicals in their products and prove their so-called lower-risk alternatives to smoking such as snuff are actually safer, U.S. regulators said.

Electronic Cigarettes to be Regulated as Tobacco Products, U.S. FDA Says

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration plans to oversee electronic cigarettes marketed for non-therapeutic use as tobacco products after a court ruled the products can’t be regulated as drugs or medical devices.

Menthol Cigarette Ban in U.S. May Aid Public Health, Advisors to FDA Find

Removing menthol cigarettes from sale in the U.S. would benefit public health, members of an advisory panel said in a report that urged more studies.

Tobacco Companies Must Get Review by U.S. Regulators for Product Changes

Tobacco companies led by Altria Group Inc. must get U.S. approval for product changes, helping regulators keep more addictive items off the market.

Tobacco Reviews, Cuomo, Defining Swaps: Compliance

Tobacco companies led by Altria Group Inc. and Reynolds American Inc. must get U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval to sell products introduced or changed in the past four years, a move that may let the agency keep more addictive items off the market.

Star Scientific’s Tobacco Lozenges Get Favorable FDA Ruling

Star Scientific Inc. said U.S. regulators ruled that two of the company’s lozenge brands aren’t subject to regulation under the 2009 tobacco law.

Dead Body, Cancerous Lungs Will Appear on U.S. Cigarette Packs

Images of a corpse and cancerous lungs are among nine graphic warnings that tobacco companies led by Altria Group Inc. must start placing on cigarette packs sold in the U.S. next year.

Lorillard Urges FDA to Review Testimony on Menthol Cigarettes

Lorillard Inc. , the largest U.S. maker of menthol cigarettes, is urging regulators to review testimony by some government scientists indicating the mint flavor makes cigarettes more harmful.

"Most people do understand tobacco use is harmful."

- Lawrence Deyton on Mar 30, 2012

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