Health groups accuse lawmakers of bowing to tobacco industry, weakening regs
Health advocates are condemning a legislative move made last week by the U.S. House Appropriations Committee that they say will significantly undermine public health by weakening the FDA’s ability to regulate tobacco products.
A rider attached to the agriculture funding bill will exempt some types of cigars from FDA oversight and lessen the agency’s authority to review the health hazards of thousands of tobacco products, including electronic cigarettes and hookah tobacco.