FDA strengthens regulations to curb

smoking by children
Every day, nearly 4,000 children in the U.S. under the age of 18 try their first cigarette,
according to the Food and Drug Administration.

And of those, a thousand become daily smokers.

Now, in an effort to fight the war on smoking -- especially when it comes to children --
the FDA is issuing a new rule titled Regulations Restricting the Sale and Distribution of
Cigarettes and Smokeless Tobacco to Protect Children and Adolescents.

The rule contains federal requirements that will significantly curb adolescents' access to
cigarettes and smokeless tobacco products. It would also keep manufacturers from
marketing tobacco products for the younger smoker.

The rule, which becomes effective June 22, will prohibit the sale of cigarettes or
smokeless tobacco to people younger than 18, prohibit the sale of cigarette packages with
less than 20 cigarettes, prohibit distribution of free samples of cigarettes, restrict
distribution of free samples of smokeless tobacco, and prohibit tobacco brand name
sponsorship of any athletic, musical or other social or cultural events. It would also keep
tobacco manufacturers from passing out free hats, T-shirts and other memorabilia with
their product names on them to children.

Though regulations already on the books cover some of those areas, the new regulation
imposes heavier fines, officials said. But the FDA did not elaborate on fine increases in
the announcement Thursday.

"It's important all Americans lead healthy lives," Health and Human Services Secretary
Kathleen Sebelius said. "That means protecting our children from unhealthy habits as
well."

"Many of these kids will become addicted before they are old enough to understand the
risks and will ultimately die too young. This is an avoidable personal tragedy for those
kids and their families as well as a preventable public health disaster for our country,"
FDA Commissioner Margaret A. Hamburg said. "Putting these restrictions in place is
necessary to protect the health of those we care most about: our children."

Under the ruling, the FDA will work closely with states to make sure retailers comply
with the rule. The agency will also work with retail communities over the coming months
to educate retailers about the new requirements.

The FDA also will help retailers better understand how to comply and how to protect
children and adolescents from "addictive products."
Manufacturers and retailers who do not comply may be subject to legal action.

David Howard, spokesman for RJ Reynolds Tobacco Co., the second-largest tobacco
company in the U.S., said the new ruling comes as no surprise.

"Virtually everything in this announcement is already in place," Howard said. "What's

important to note is that since 1996, tobacco use among youth has declined significantly,
and that is a very good thing and should continue. We look forward to working with the
FDA on this and other matters of interest moving forward, because we believe
cooperation and open dialogue is the best approach to developing an effective science-
based regulatory framework for the tobacco industry.

The rule was included as a key provision of the 2009 Family Smoking Prevention and
Tobacco Control Act, signed by President Obama in June.

It comes on the heels of an FDA announcement in September that banned flavored

cigarettes and flavored tobacco because of their appeal to kids. Studies have shown that
17-year-old smokers are three times as likely to use flavored cigarettes as smokers over
the age of 25.

"Flavored cigarettes attract and allure kids into lifetime addiction," Howard Koh, U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services Assistant Secretary for Health, said when the
ban was announced.

Since the smoking prevention act was signed last summer, the FDA has established
tobacco-user fees, has asked for lists of all the products manufactured by tobacco
companies and has put together an advisory committee on smoking in the United States.
That committee will convene in the next two weeks.

"For too long, our country has been forced to endure the overwhelming diseases and
illnesses caused by tobacco and smoking," Koh said. "It's time we start making some real
changes."

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