How Does Tobacco Regulation Affect The Structure And Function Of The Body?

In the FDA case, the head of the FDA, David Kessler had several problems addressing tobacco. Since no agency had complete control over tobacco, Kessler needed to establish power to justify tobacco regulation, and to do so, numerous FDA workers needed to research tobacco and its components. Kessler and the FDA needed evidence to prove that tobacco was drug that altered the structure and function of the body so that they can establish their jurisdiction. When the FDA and Kessler discovered that the tobacco companies knowingly controlled how much nicotine was in cigarettes, they had documented evidence to present to the public with its findings. In addition, the FDA argued that cigarettes could be classified as a delivery device that contained harmful chemicals, reinforcing the idea that tobacco was a danger to public health. One federal agency that was indirectly affected by the idea of stricter tobacco laws was Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). OSHA was the first to establish the ban of tobacco in federal agencies.

Once the FDA established and justified its power over tobacco, there was opposition from
However, President Clinton assigned his wife Hillary and personal adviser Ira Magaziner to lead the task force instead of the head of the Department of Health and Human Services or the Cabinet member who had more experience in health policy. This task force encompassed academic professors, certain congressional members, Cabinet and department members. The federal agencies that were involved were asked for their feedback about certain aspects of health care such as costs and coverage. Within the task force, people were further divided into smaller groups that focused on a specific aspect of health