Advertising, Warnings, and the Law

Surgeon General Warning – missing from tobacco adverts

From the FDA:  Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act

Tobacco advertising is required to attach warning labels. If the branded-tobacco groups are being created by tobacco companies then as far as we’re concerned, this is advertising. Where are the warning labels on the social networking sites?

Don’t believe me? Here’s a snippet of the law: Check out the link above for more details.

Unless, in the case of any tobacco product distributed

or offered for sale in any State, the manufacturer, packer,

or distributor thereof includes in all advertisements and other

descriptive printed matter issued or caused to be issued by

the manufacturer, packer, or distributor with respect to that

tobacco product—

‘‘(A) a true statement of the tobacco product’s established

name as described in paragraph (4), printed prominently;

and

‘‘(B) a brief statement of—

‘‘(i) the uses of the tobacco product and relevant

warnings, precautions, side effects, and contraindications;

and

‘‘(ii) in the case of specific tobacco products made

subject to a finding by the Secretary after notice and

opportunity for comment that such action is appropriate

to protect the public health, a full description

of the components of such tobacco product or the formula

showing quantitatively each ingredient of such

tobacco product to the extent required in regulations

which shall be issued by…

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