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Tobacco Regulation Measure Clears Hurdle in U.S. Senate  

Legislation to give the U.S. Food and Drug Administration the power to regulate cigarettes, cigars and other tobacco products cleared a procedural hurdle in the Senate.

The Senate voted 84-11 to limit debate on the measure. Sponsored by Senator Edward Kennedy, a Massachusetts Democrat and chairman of the Senate Health Committee, the bill would let the government limit nicotine levels on tobacco products, though it couldn’t require them to be nicotine-free. Flavored cigarettes would be banned, and the FDA could restrict other additives.

The government would revise warning labels and impose new advertising requirements.

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