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and safety regulations of tobacco products. They also claim that this provision would also make the United States noncompliant with one of the key articles in the [[World Health Organization]]'s [[Framework Convention on Tobacco Control]].
The bill would also preempt state and local regulation of tobacco products. Critics argue that the FDA should set minimum standards for regulation and that local and state health authorities should have the ability to implement stronger regulations if such regulations are deemed necessary to protect public health.<ref>Joel Nitzkin, David Cundiff, American Association of Public Health Physicians [http://www.aaphp.org/special/20070712%20FDATobAnalrvs.pdf AAPHP Full Analysis of Proposed FDA Tobacco Legislation], July 12, 2007.33 pp. Accessed March 5, 2009</ref>
==Related SourceWatch resources==
*[[Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids]]
