Overwhelming Majority of Americans Oppose FDA Regulation of Tobacco

According to the nationally respected, independent Zogby Poll, the vast majority of likely voters – 82% – are concerned that a proposal by some in Congress to mandate Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulation of tobacco would interfere with the FDA’s core mission of regulating pharmaceutical drugs and the nation’s food supply. Sixty-eight percent said they would be opposed to adding tobacco regulation to the FDA’s responsibilities. Only 3% believe regulating tobacco should be a priority for the FDA.

“These poll results show Americans continue to want the Food and Drug Administration to concentrate on policing our food supply and our medicines, and not on regulating tobacco,” said Pollster John Zogby. “At a time when three out of four American adults say they think the nation is off on the wrong track and are questioning the competence of the federal government to carry out its current responsibilities, the poll shows little appetite among informed adults to make big changes to the tobacco regulatory scheme.”

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