The Public Health Cigarette Smoking Act is a 1970 federal law in the United States designed to limit the practice of tobacco smoking. As approved by the United States Congress and signed into law by President Richard Nixon, the act required a stronger health warning on packages, saying "Warning: The Surgeon General Has Determined that Cigarette Smoking Is Dangerous to Your Health". It also banned cigarette advertisements on American radio and television.[1][2]
Origins
The Public Health Cigarette Smoking Act was one of the major bills resulting from the 1964 report by the surgeon general, Luther Terry. The report found that lung cancer and chronic bronchitis are causally related to cigarette smoking.[3] Congress previously passed the Cigarette Labeling and Advertising Act