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s9a~83 83 AUG 1 1 '{995 ~ W~~ T~~~~s SMOxE . .~ ^ Government's role in tobacco business hypocriticai ~ a President Cltotm haa.taed his a:ecutive- . Bata. m Its to . yowaa to call aa the Fond daDrva n1n~ ~ y~poo~~ P"a~cbddm yto ptapasI tutes iope.wot ar aale aod 6w elgiuatla daa hnm vmdina m. ' ot~ to chlders Th= i. ehl..ti Cm~t. ahwld' aod t6e Lederal. 52 eaerad b.n~albdioa t9 the d~ona.m~ol'a drai ~ 20110 ie tbis bottfd. ~ tobsdn by the ypung bot at t6a oma time ~qeptiw tha fsdeeal Onaeaeset Ow a wlmt aad a Stqpetessf fLa 6ohamo auppoet : ta nod to the ~ aad hdps to aet ots NYt m~t d.tln'.ewts am by'~ enante that tobacco pow.es penduee a. tmamaob aa groweraod man.; ~ atesdjr suppy aod roeeiwe an adequaoe p~aAt uhe0ims. &rt the mo~ta omamve fe.due of 6or tbes aPp~ the.eor*+>~- it~paet peoBramm ia na tta . What a+~edor itaemd to tbe o.tim's . mrt , Owt Iqpoaf4l~ ehildten wha the witA aoe baad Wlmaut federl price sapports, the supply raros of tabaocas dangem birt with tbe of: U.S. tabaseo would ABo.q r.r marase while other dons vtta it nn to akist t4ose wha tbe Fen. dto}tFed. Bid.atr tmdmt.y toward keep the danM tvmine Inaraud olrwwld Ile mors fhae o&et by Themnsa®est4.tthesmadta6atxc,in• uw rtite 4m m tobaaoo tabng eHeCt the final aoalyo., is maes about pdiuni Tahroa tw b amottg aduCa, and suppaet and maoey than it is abwk healfh or efdo[ tnor woald~y d droppio~ mu at reemeb. the teder.l ~t s~ dm~tbfape~t aonhtaoe. Thursday, 8ee.i-: C~Otan noted tlrt adulta were capsble- aidiaed the dedU9& wbscmin oweseaa. Not af~,L tsdr arn dedsioaa rcgatding o~Amtairaor, ioa~ UtoMmm Cao~eo~b dd to ~ go~vetama~ir an squaodaulg tat doliaa oa maeloe0o~ aid and, arbetrlent 1o the Lsdtuby that haa; eamp.i~s to addiet ma>bma d laei4oee: taegetw! Amrioa'a eli{diee4 . No Smoking At FDA a,o PreAdeta Biq CT- . aeaRhi* a. wud rx oom• premisa. dtis w..k m:.t t~ dadao..i.att o~i tMl imaldeL BLLL he dnM hatlt L»m tna ~i0anan ~. :mti-rnddai npeaoas ortlw Food and DMAdmin- .-r istnoon(FDAt8tf0.be'sdt®p.daha.nytrwDnrden ..f tmtheFOA,wbid,LnmeptoadiwltwatYhydoew Q3 aatbmity. ZR Mr. Clintan ta~o oerda on all dwtette vendin¢ tnuJcin~ a blackoutm brand namt cipnetts advern nstoS atapmrtitf E a.e.nh. a r.~itmtmt tba ths tab.r y tasta tl'i smdt aadliaoumWhaeroadttn N teenmataaaesan artdoxtob.cmadswithin1.000 Q faet of sehoe4 ond playaonnda The FDA would be p~ empowered to enfas daem r.0olatima unlu. Can- u gross iatnvetw with aome other scm.rot a.u This is not as far as FDA CommiaNomar David ~ fGader wants to `o. He is itc(attg to tegulata tob.oto ~ ptnducts aa'drt>s deGreey dwieas: ?tasaouid mean a N ban nn all da.uate ade.rtisrtC goverrmteatcomttd of Z nimane levels or e.m ptmiptlon adea. ~u Butitadoubtfulth.ttheFDAnnmaau`ethepreo Z poxdtegttlatoryngiar-itim'thandlinaitsrnrrcttt F- tesponsibilitiee. Drugaadmedkald..arapptoval.ars C iermualy tWayed aad'm¢.ningly "^^--t-m- mbbing ~ Am.ricans of n.w lif.e..ing madiael tsehoology. It ntay be argued that FDA red tap.IcUa mace people a than mbum At the.ery Imt, the at;eney'sresttlamry mismann¢ament has besa htal to jobs aodt4re emoo. oy. fSee teiatedoohtamm t6tpaQeoata} A tnamt attrvey by the Health Indtutp• )denufac- turers AYodatioo round that Amaicans wait three year.lm4.rtbatpati.ntsov.naa Ibr new therapie;. SNitb tbe appmral pxen rUnnina 150 tlntes afower :: 3ata. Lwr, douw of ineditni devices available abroa-i IDouos3idintheUnitad9tatn.lTuee uultnie. furexa: - pl.. alxart laaerthY.may be an alternative to bypass xugery and en eye laser to correct neuaughtedne-.. Appliratioas to the FDA for breakthrough prcluccs have Gtllen 50 peteeot. the survey found. Fooeitptmmbi.raeeu tjust getanF au--&cal deticr. fitst, tltey ala an pltin` AmeeiranNa.?utd mcst 41 the inalwtry blama the FDA. U.S. markat sbare of •itr, medir:J device m.dtst haa dropped 20 pertent ; ttue 1980 and in grmtram only 10 peeeent a year - luif :t s fytas the deviaittdnttry abertad. Yearly60petttnt of tla ootapanias surveyed said they were tttmina maat.- Lxtnrin` to Eutope. The nation wo-d be better off if fewer peopie mno i But eaintina anti-smoking camp.ignn ha, r proved vey eQ'eefive; snwking tates have l'sllen ara- ~ mstinliy. Whether new, more stringent do~ernnte.a_ ~ auutttes arz warrantad is debatable. If inembes .:r ~ Conµnu" believe additinul amtrols .ut teea nmaiung %3 an nass..rya tb.y ahoukl adupt Iagslation imposi:tg a7 tiu rcitrictiaoa rather than har. them imposai uy Go exattavertat ~ And. in its deliberatione. Congress should welP wheth.r the FDA ise/fietivelY managintf it;rarret:t reaponNbilltiaw