The FDA has officially changed the federal minimum age to purchase tobacco from 18 to 21.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has officially changed the federal minimum age to purchase tobacco from 18 to 21.The provision came as part of a $1.4 trillion spending package
signed by President Donald Trump Dec. 20, which amended the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act, which also included $1.4 billion reserved for building the U.S.-Mexico border wall and $25 million for gun violence research. It had bipartisan support, being introduced in May by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., and Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va.
What was unclear in the proposal, however, when the change in the minimum age would be enacted. From the date of Trump signed the legislation, the FDA had six months to amend their policies,
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