"I don't think the spirit of the law ever envisioned this type of cumbersome scrutiny." For example, Kessler said that under the FDA's guidelines, if the nation's third-biggest tobacco company wanted to take a Kent brand cigarette and rename it "Newport," it would be subject to review even though "it's not substantially equivalent it's exactly equivalent." Lorillard petitioned the agency in June seeking to speed the reviews
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In a court case in the UK, a lawyer for Japan Tobacco even argued the tobacco industry should receive a multi-billion dollar compensation for lost profits, comparing the situation to the compensation given to slave owners when slavery was abolished
"When we're thinking about culturally ethnic foods, oftentimes people from the cultures in Canada or North America are made fun of for our food, our norms, our customs, our dress, our appearance," she said
This seemingly simple question opens the door to a much bigger discussion about packaging regulations, smoking habits, marketing strategies, and cultural norms
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