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Butt Out | Patrick Basham
Article Published: 2009
ISBN: 978-0-615-28597-9
Published By: The Democracy Institute
Available From: amazon.comDate Added: 04/14/2009
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Handing tobacco regulation over to the FDA is an epic mistake, argues political scientist Patrick Basham. It is tantamount to giving the keys of the regulatory store to the nation's largest cigarette manufacturer, Philip Morris.
This book argues that giving the FDA the authority and the responsibility for a good chunk of the tobacco file is a terrible public health policy blunder, especially given the significance of US tobacco control for the rest of the world, effectively giving it a large measure of responsibility for global tobacco policy.
Basham’s constructive recommendations about the scope, nature, process, administrative home, and content of US tobacco policy are in sharp contrast to what is currently being rushed through the Congress under the guise of serving the interests of the American public – rather than, as is the case, the interests of Philip Morris, a few anti-tobacco groups, and their legislative water carriers, Ted Kennedy and Henry Waxman.
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This book argues that giving the FDA the authority and the responsibility for a good chunk of the tobacco file is a terrible public health policy blunder, especially given the significance of US tobacco control for the rest of the world, effectively giving it a large measure of responsibility for global tobacco policy.
Basham’s constructive recommendations about the scope, nature, process, administrative home, and content of US tobacco policy are in sharp contrast to what is currently being rushed through the Congress under the guise of serving the interests of the American public – rather than, as is the case, the interests of Philip Morris, a few anti-tobacco groups, and their legislative water carriers, Ted Kennedy and Henry Waxman.
For more information about the book click here