Tobacco industry efforts hindering enforcement of the ban on tobacco sales to minors: actions speak louder than words.
Tobacco industry efforts hindering enforcement of the ban on tobacco sales to minors: actions speak louder than words.
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DOI：
10.1136/tc.5.2.127
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发表时间：
1996-01-01
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影响因子：
5.2
通讯作者：
Godshall, W T
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作者：
DiFranza, J R;Godshall, W T
目标：烟草制造商表示，他们希望看到禁止向未成年人销售烟草的法律得到颁布和执行。我们的目的是比较这些公开声明与美国烟草业的立法议程在联邦和州一级。设计：审查行业的意见，美国卫生和公众服务部（DHHS）就拟议的联邦法规，并分析亲烟草州立法有关烟草销售给未成年人。烟草业强烈反对联邦法规要求各州有效执行其禁止向未成年人销售烟草的法律。一份食品工业通讯报道说，烟草协会已经分发了一份关于未成年人烟草销售的示范州法案。几个州的法案之间惊人的相似之处似乎证实了这一报告。这些法案剥夺了社区的执法权力，同时使国家官员的有效执法几乎是不可能的。结论：证据强烈表明，一个行业的战略，以破坏努力，执行禁止向未成年人销售烟草的法律。同过去一样，烟草业公开赞同一个对社会负责的目标，同时显然在幕后采取行动，以确保该目标无法实现。
OBJECTIVE: The tobacco manufacturers state that they want to see laws that prohibit the sale of tobacco to minors enacted and enforced. Our purpose was to compare these public statements with the US tobacco industry's legislative agenda at the federal and state levels.DESIGN: A review of the industry's comments to the US Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) regarding proposed federal regulations, and an analysis of pro-tobacco state legislation concerning tobacco sales to minors.RESULTS: The industry is strongly opposed to federal regulations requiring states to effectively enforce their laws prohibiting the sale of tobacco to minors. A food industry newsletter reports that the Tobacco Institute has circulated a model state bill concerning underage tobacco sales. Striking similarities between bills from several states would seem to confirm this report. These bills strip communities of enforcement authority while making effective enforcement by state officials virtually impossible.CONCLUSION: The evidence strongly suggests an industry strategy to undermine efforts to enforce laws prohibiting the sale of tobacco to minors. As has been the case in the past, the tobacco industry is publicly endorsing a socially responsible goal while apparently taking action behind the scenes to ensure that the goal is not achieved.