The U.S. Food and Drug Administration's Center for Tobacco Products (CTP) has launched a webpage to educate the public about the relative risks of tobacco products.
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The House Oversight Committee will hold a hearing on FDA oversight, with Director Robert Califf testifying.
The FDA has launched the Searchable Tobacco Products Database, a user-friendly list of tobacco products, including e-cigarettes, that may be legally marketed in the United States.
On March 4, 2024, the State of Colorado adopts House Bill 24-1356, which proposes revisions to the "Colorado Consumer Protection Act" to classify the sale of electronic smoking devices without FDA permission as unfair or misleading commercial…
On March 8,2024, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) affirmed Brookline's Tobacco-Free Generation bylaw. This regulation restricts the sale of tobacco products to anybody born on or after January 1, 2000. The court determined that…
Utah adopts Senate Bill 61, which modifies provisions on electronic cigarettes, on March 12, 2024.
A major consumer product conglomerate has initiated a recall of approximately 8.2 million bags of Tide Pods, Gain Flings, Ace Pods, and Ariel Pods liquid laundry detergent packets distributed in the United States.
The Environmental Protection Agency released the pre-publication rule that makes perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS) as “hazardous substances” under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and…
A citizen petition by Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER), the Center for Environmental Health (CEH), and other environmental and health advocates has been filed to stop the manufacture and distribution of plastic containers…
The General Services Administration (GSA) is focusing on reducing or eliminating potential per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) chemicals to reduce exposure from products offered to the government through GSA's contract solutions.