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Give the FDA Authority Over Tobacco Products
Target: U.S. SenatorsSponsored by: Frances Wakefield
Does it make any sense that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) can regulate the content and packaging of Kraft Macaroni and Cheese but not that of Marlboro cigarettes, when both are made by Philip Morris, one of the largest tobacco companies in the world?
Cigarette smoke contains over 4,000 known chemical compounds – 69 of which are known or probable cancer-causing chemicals - but tobacco companies are not required to list any of these ingredients on their products. Does THAT make sense?
FDA authority over tobacco makes sense. FDA authority over tobacco products would not result in a ban – it would simply allow the FDA to oversee and regulate tobacco as it does other consumer products.
What would FDA authority over tobacco products mean?
NOTE: When you sign this petition, you will get updates about tobacco related issues from ThePetitionSite partner, Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids.
Cigarette smoke contains over 4,000 known chemical compounds – 69 of which are known or probable cancer-causing chemicals - but tobacco companies are not required to list any of these ingredients on their products. Does THAT make sense?
FDA authority over tobacco makes sense. FDA authority over tobacco products would not result in a ban – it would simply allow the FDA to oversee and regulate tobacco as it does other consumer products.
What would FDA authority over tobacco products mean?
- Limiting the sale of tobacco products to children.
- Limiting tobacco industry marketing and promotion.
- Disclosure of ALL ingredients in tobacco products, including additives, and chemicals in secondhand smoke.
- Meaningful warning labels on tobacco products.
NOTE: When you sign this petition, you will get updates about tobacco related issues from ThePetitionSite partner, Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids.
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# 6,246:
5:08 pm PDT, Apr 13,
Anne McClain, California
# 6,245:
4:05 pm PDT, Apr 13,
Michelle Stang, Pennsylvania
we have the right to know what all of the 'ingredients' in cigarettes are
we have the right to know what all of the 'ingredients' in cigarettes are
# 6,244:
9:45 pm PDT, Apr 12,
Jeanne E. O'Neill, Montana
the health of millions of Americans is in jeoardy from cigarette smoking cost is in health providing, hospitalization, loss of working time, family deprivation, productive years cut short, air pollution No company should be exempt from FDA examination and approval.
the health of millions of Americans is in jeoardy from cigarette smoking cost is in health providing, hospitalization, loss of working time, family deprivation, productive years cut short, air pollution No company should be exempt from FDA examination and approval.
# 6,243:
4:25 pm PDT, Apr 12,
Lynn Autumn, California
We need someone or some entity not tied to local interests lobbying for corporate profits, and short term gain, at the expense of our national and planetary quality of life.
We need someone or some entity not tied to local interests lobbying for corporate profits, and short term gain, at the expense of our national and planetary quality of life.
# 6,242:
1:56 pm PDT, Apr 12,
Edward Flounoy Jr., New York
tobacco kills.
tobacco kills.
# 6,241:
6:33 pm PDT, Apr 11,
Name not displayed, California
# 6,240:
11:11 am PDT, Apr 11,
Gloria Oehlman, Florida
# 6,239:
6:54 am PDT, Apr 11,
James Colen, Florida
It kills 1/3 of its users.
It kills 1/3 of its users.
# 6,238:
4:18 pm PDT, Apr 10,
Gundl Bhutani, Florida
# 6,237:
3:27 pm PDT, Apr 10,
Erica Bindrim, Virginia
# 6,236:
5:02 am PDT, Apr 10,
Diana Satin, Massachusetts
We know that cigarettes are unhealthy for smokers and people near smokers.
We know that cigarettes are unhealthy for smokers and people near smokers.
# 6,235:
7:37 pm PDT, Apr 9,
Merlyn Nergaard, Florida
They must be kept out of the hands of minors.
They must be kept out of the hands of minors.
# 6,234:
12:23 pm PDT, Apr 9,
Theresa Galvin, New York
Hello! Last time I checked it was still called the Food and DRUG Administration, no? And tobacco, which carries such a potent bio-chemical effect on human physiology, qualifies as ... what, exactly?
Hello! Last time I checked it was still called the Food and DRUG Administration, no? And tobacco, which carries such a potent bio-chemical effect on human physiology, qualifies as ... what, exactly?
# 6,233:
11:29 am PDT, Apr 9,
Jessica Myks, Michigan
# 6,232:
7:20 am PDT, Apr 9,
Koko Jaeger, California
We have a right to full disclosure and information about any and all products (and their ingredients) which affect our bodies (through direct or indirect ingestion, inhalation, or absorption). -No- profit or patent protection laws should supercede these primary and fundamental rights.
We have a right to full disclosure and information about any and all products (and their ingredients) which affect our bodies (through direct or indirect ingestion, inhalation, or absorption). -No- profit or patent protection laws should supercede these primary and fundamental rights.
# 6,231:
10:26 am PDT, Apr 8,
LINDSEY KISER, Massachusetts
they cause many, many more deaths than all illegal drugs combined, over 1,000 a day
they cause many, many more deaths than all illegal drugs combined, over 1,000 a day
# 6,230:
8:12 am PDT, Apr 8,
Name not displayed, New Jersey
Tobacco is a consumer product with potentially deady consequences - and it's more than obvious that the corporate world is far more interested in profits than in the well being of our children, our country or even the creation itself!!
Tobacco is a consumer product with potentially deady consequences - and it's more than obvious that the corporate world is far more interested in profits than in the well being of our children, our country or even the creation itself!!
# 6,229:
1:07 am PDT, Apr 8,
Michelle Raymond, California
# 6,228:
6:57 pm PDT, Apr 7,
Jessica Roussel, Massachusetts
# 6,227:
6:02 pm PDT, Apr 7,
Marsha Gruen, California
# 6,226:
5:37 pm PDT, Apr 7,
Name not displayed, Florida
I think that ingredients should be listed on everything that we put into our body's, and we should have the right to decide based on ALL!! the information.
I think that ingredients should be listed on everything that we put into our body's, and we should have the right to decide based on ALL!! the information.
# 6,225:
9:57 pm PDT, Apr 6,
Julie Jurchak, Pennsylvania
# 6,224:
4:49 pm PDT, Apr 6,
Virginia Tice, California
# 6,223:
7:38 pm PDT, Apr 5,
Name not displayed, Texas
# 6,222:
5:13 pm PDT, Apr 5,
Megan Seastedt, New York
WHY WOULD YOU SELL SOMETHING THAT KILLS YOUR COUSTOMERS. WHAT ABOUT CARING FOR THE CONSUMER. THEY SHOULD BE PUT IN JAIL AND BE ILLEGAL.!!
WHY WOULD YOU SELL SOMETHING THAT KILLS YOUR COUSTOMERS. WHAT ABOUT CARING FOR THE CONSUMER. THEY SHOULD BE PUT IN JAIL AND BE ILLEGAL.!!
# 6,221:
4:48 pm PDT, Apr 5,
Name not displayed, Maryland
# 6,220:
4:22 pm PDT, Apr 5,
Aleta m. Dunne, California
While there's little we can do to help smokers quit the habit, FDA oversight could result in tobacco products being safer for smokers and provide information on the packaging which might discourage non-smokers from starting.
While there's little we can do to help smokers quit the habit, FDA oversight could result in tobacco products being safer for smokers and provide information on the packaging which might discourage non-smokers from starting.
# 6,219:
4:04 pm PDT, Apr 5,
Name not displayed, California
Tobacco kills. Since it targets the youth this highly addictive and contaminated substance should be regulated by the FDA.
Tobacco kills. Since it targets the youth this highly addictive and contaminated substance should be regulated by the FDA.
# 6,218:
1:18 pm PDT, Apr 5,
Name not displayed, Kentucky
They are killing our families.
They are killing our families.
# 6,217:
1:13 pm PDT, Apr 5,
Tracy McIntosh, Kentucky
tobacco kills. Anyone who knows anyone who uses tobacco will eventually, if they already don't, see this.
tobacco kills. Anyone who knows anyone who uses tobacco will eventually, if they already don't, see this.
# 6,216:
8:40 am PDT, Apr 5,
Greg. Lippincott, New Jersey
Tobacco products are among the most hazardous products available and cause more death and health problems to users and non-users than anything. They are of no benefit to anyone except those who profit from their use. Sounds a lot like street drugs doesn't it?
Tobacco products are among the most hazardous products available and cause more death and health problems to users and non-users than anything. They are of no benefit to anyone except those who profit from their use. Sounds a lot like street drugs doesn't it?
# 6,215:
7:11 am PDT, Apr 5,
Leslie Stein, Maine
# 6,214:
12:42 am PDT, Apr 5,
Name not displayed, California
# 6,213:
10:44 pm PDT, Apr 4,
Douglas Thompson, North Carolina
Yes,tobacco is a drug,more addictive than heroine.
Yes,tobacco is a drug,more addictive than heroine.
# 6,212:
9:06 pm PDT, Apr 4,
Kent Summers, Missouri
Tobacco is a cancer causing item. It kills women men and childern. It does not discriminate.
Tobacco is a cancer causing item. It kills women men and childern. It does not discriminate.
# 6,211:
4:10 pm PDT, Apr 4,
Name not displayed, Washington
# 6,210:
11:24 am PDT, Apr 4,
Dr. Patricia Bredenberg, Maine
it addicts children faster and their immature lungs are more readily (and permanently) damaged.
it addicts children faster and their immature lungs are more readily (and permanently) damaged.
# 6,209:
11:08 am PDT, Apr 4,
Luke Costilow, Texas
Tobacco kills, and it has no business in children's hands.
Tobacco kills, and it has no business in children's hands.
# 6,208:
8:05 pm PST, Apr 3,
Shirley Pender, Iowa
We the people have a right to know what ingredients are in the product.We are not allowed to purchase poisoness products,so they should not have the right to sell us any products that contain poiseness ingredients!! What's wrong with this picture? You must put a stop to them now!!
We the people have a right to know what ingredients are in the product.We are not allowed to purchase poisoness products,so they should not have the right to sell us any products that contain poiseness ingredients!! What's wrong with this picture? You must put a stop to them now!!
# 6,207:
7:17 pm PST, Apr 3,
Linda York, Washington
# 6,206:
3:11 pm PST, Apr 3,
Laura Lakin, Missouri
Being a long-time occasional smoker (and wishing to be a non-smoker), I think that it might be a good idea to have stricter tobacco regulations, as I had no problem obtaining tobacco products as a teen, and now not enough willpower to quit.
Being a long-time occasional smoker (and wishing to be a non-smoker), I think that it might be a good idea to have stricter tobacco regulations, as I had no problem obtaining tobacco products as a teen, and now not enough willpower to quit.
# 6,205:
12:34 pm PST, Apr 3,
Tom Weldon, New Hampshire
it's a proper use of government powers to regulate for the benefit of the safety of the public--indeed, it's mandatory!
it's a proper use of government powers to regulate for the benefit of the safety of the public--indeed, it's mandatory!
# 6,204:
12:19 pm PST, Apr 3,
Dori Grasso, Maryland
This is a commonsense action. Tobacco absolutely ought to be very tightly regulated.
This is a commonsense action. Tobacco absolutely ought to be very tightly regulated.
# 6,203:
10:59 am PST, Apr 3,
Sheryl W. Turgeon, Massachusetts
# 6,202:
10:33 am PST, Apr 3,
Name not displayed, Michigan
It could discourage people from smoking.
It could discourage people from smoking.
# 6,201:
10:07 am PST, Apr 3,
Natalia Moscicki, Illinois