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House GOP pushes back against health measures affecting school lunches, tobacco

June 2, 2011

Publication: The Washington Post

A scientific advisory panel to the FDA found that menthol makes it easier for young smokers to take up the habit and harder for addicted smokers to quit. But the expert panel, which said a menthol ban would benefit the public health, said the mint-flavored products do not pose greater individual risk to smokers than standard cigarettes in terms of lung cancer, stroke and other diseases

The Rehberg amendment would also prevent the FDA from restricting the widespread use of antibiotics in feed for farm animals, which many public health experts believe has led to the development of antibiotic-resistant bacteria that threaten human health.

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