GETTING READY FOR REGULATION

摘要

Regulation—the major manufacturers want it, farmers want it, anti-tobacco activists want it, and now it looks more than ever like they'll get it. Last year, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) did not have authority to regulate tobacco products and that Congress would have to grant that authority. Members of Congress are responding with a number of bills to have the FDA regulate tobacco. It could still be a while before legislation is passed, but because of all the support, it appears likely to happen.