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A federal judge in Massachusetts ruled last week that the United States Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) has "unreasonably delayed" the implementation of of a 2009 law requiring graphic warnings to be displayed on cigarette packs. PHOTO BY RACHEL SHARPLES/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Massachusetts judge rules FDA delayed instituting graphic cigarette warning requirement

Samantha Day September 9, 2018
The United States Food and Drug Administration is expediting the release of a final rule requiring graphic warnings on cigarette packs and advertisements after a Massachusetts federal judge ruled that the agency “unreasonably delayed” compliance with the 2009 federal mandate requiring the warnings.

Mass gov’t. officials attempt to regulate e-cigarette sales

Daily Free Press Admin October 1, 2013

As a bill to prohibit minors from purchasing electronic cigarettes works its way through the state legislature, Mass. Attorney Gen. Martha Coakley, along with 39 other attorneys general, signed a letter...

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