MULTI-STATE TOBACCO SETTLEMENT 1.  The Agreement Does Not Address The Following Important Matters:

• The need for comprehensive programs to prevent and reduce tobacco use in every state.
• Protecting people from secondhand smoke.
• Making tobacco products less accessible to children by such measures as banning vending machines and self-service displays.
• Establishing more effective and more visible health warnings on tobacco products.
• Establishing Food and Drug Administration authority over tobacco products.
• Restricting US tobacco company marketing to youth overseas.
• Helping U.S. tobacco farmers make the transition to other forms of income.

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