What is the main objective of the legislation?
A. The bill for the first time gives the federal government, through a new office in the FDA, authority to regulate the content, marketing and sale of cigarettes and other tobacco products. The focus is on reducing health risks from tobacco and making cigarettes both less accessible and less inviting to young people. Q. What steps will be taken to reduce youth smoking? A. Outdoor advertising within 1,000 feet of schools and playgrounds is banned. It limits most cigarette ads to black-and-white text only. Cigarette vending machines are confined to adults-only establishments. Remaining tobacco-brand sponsorships of sports and entertainment events will be stopped. It bars cigarettes from containing candy additives or any other herb or spice flavors such as strawberry, cinnamon or grape that make cigarettes more attractive to young people. The goal is to reduce the 3,500 young people who every day smoke a cigarette for the first time. Of those, 1,000 will pick up a smoking habit. Q. What a
