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WASHINGTON — A loophole in a sweeping tobacco-regulation bill would give the industry a 21-month window to introduce some new products without first getting federal approval.
The House last month overwhelmingly passed the legislation, which for the first time would let federal public-health authorities regulate tobacco. Some tobacco foes say the bill’s 21-month escape clause will let companies start marketing products in the development pipeline before the Food and Drug Administration has fully ramped up to regulate them.
