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How FDA might flex new power 

Under the bill, the addictive chemical nicotine could be drastically reduced -- though not eliminated. The FDA could alter other chemical content, potentially changing both the taste and the health impacts of tobacco products.

Warnings would cover at least half of tobacco packages. Advertising would be restricted to black-and-white. No tobacco product could be marketed as "reduced risk" without extensive scientific backup.

Candy-sweet tobacco lozenges and sugary products would be pulled off the market.

Once Obama signs the legislation, parts of the bill could take effect by fall. Within three months, the FDA would develop its new Center for Tobacco Products. By winter, tobacco companies would pay FDA fees.

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