ERIC Number: ED323447
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1990-Apr-3
Pages: 261
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Tobacco Product Education and Health Protection Act of 1990. Hearing on S. 1883 before the Committee on Labor and Human Resources--Part 2. Senate, One Hundred First Congess, Second Session.
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources.
The text of Part 2 of a Senate hearing on the Tobacco Product Education and Health Protection Act of 1990 is reported in this document. It is noted that this act would amend the Public Service Act to establish a center for tobacco products, to inform the public concerning the hazards of tobacco use, to disclose and restrict additives to such products, and to require labeling of such products to provide information concerning such products to the public, and for other purposes. In an opening statement, Senator Edward M. Kennedy discusses regulation of cigarette advertising and disclosure of additives in cigarettes. Statements are also included by Congressmen Thomas A. Luken and Stephen L. Neal. The testimony from these individuals is included: (1) Bruce R. Talbot, officer, Woodridge Police DARE Program, Woodridge, Illinois; (2) John J. Joyce, executive director, Maine Grocers' Association, Augusta, Maine; (3) Peter Strauss, president, National Association of Tobacco Distributors, Alexandria, Virginia; (4) Gary Williams, director, American Health Foundation; (5) John Rupp, Esquire, Covington & Burling, Washington, D.C., representing The Tobacco Institute; (6) Burt Neuborne, professor, New York University School of Law, New York, representing The Freedom to Advertise Coalition; (7) Vincent A. Blasi, professor, Columbia University School of Law, New York, (8) Morton H. Halperin, director, American Civil Liberties Union, Washington, D.C.; and (9) Floyd Adams, representing The Tobacco Institute. Prepared statements are included from other interested persons and groups. (ABL)
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources.
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