WASHINGTON -- A federal appeals court has upheld the FDA's authority to regulate tobacco products, including a requirement that cigarette makers emblazon their products with graphic warning images.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, in a 2-1 decision issued Monday, backed an earlierruling by a lower court in Kentucky that largely affirmed the FDA's authority to regulate tobacco products. The appeals court ruled that requiring cigarette packs to contain graphic images and text warnings of the health risks of smoking is aimed at protecting consumer health, and is therefore constitutional.
Read on By Emily P. Walker, Washington Correspondent, MedPage Today
