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Ban on safer nicotine products in LMICs to inflame smoking epidemic – Asian consumers

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01 Feb

Bloomberg donation to Philippines FDA may have violated US laws, say experts

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16 Dec

FDA asked to stop receiving money from foreign private groups

Two leaders of the House of Representatives have filed a resolution urging the Philippines Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to stop accepting money and return all the funds they received from foreign private groups such as The Union and Bloomberg Initiative. Deputy House Speaker Deogracias Victor Savellano, representing Ilocos Sur's First...

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16 Dec

Philippine Senate asks FDA to follow enabling laws in drafting vapes, HTP guidelines

The Senate asked the Philippines Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to follow the enabling laws in drafting the guidelines for the regulation of heated tobacco products and electronic cigarettes in the country. In the recent Senate deliberations on the budget of the Department of Health (DOH), Senate President Vicente Sotto III...

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Ban on safer nicotine products in LMICs to inflame smoking epidemic – Asian consumers

Bloomberg donation to Philippines FDA may have violated US laws, say experts

FDA asked to stop receiving money from foreign private groups

Philippine Senate asks FDA to follow enabling laws in drafting vapes, HTP guidelines

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