From: [C reuters] at [clari.net] (Reuters)
Newsgroups: clari.news.issues.smoking,clari.usa.gov.white_house,clari.news.issues.misc
Subject: Details of new U.S. youth tobacco rules
Organization: Copyright 1996 by Reuters
Date: Fri, 23 Aug 1996 13:30:05 PDT
Expires: Fri, 30 Aug 1996 13:30:05 PDT
                                         
         WASHINGTON, Aug 23 (Reuter) - The new regulations  
announced by President Bill Clinton on Friday were aimed at 
reducing the access and appeal of tobacco products to 
children. 
         The new regulations by the Food and Drug Administration  
will be phased in over a period of between six months and two 
years. They will: 
         -- Require anyone under the age of 27 to prove his or her  
age with a photo ID when purchasing tobacco products. It is 
already illegal in all 50 states to sell cigarettes to people 
under 18 years of age. 
         -- Ban vending machine sales of cigarettes and  
self-service displays except in adult facilities where 
children are not allowed, such as nightclubs. 
         -- Ban free samples, the sale of single cigarettes, and  
packages containing fewer than 20 cigarettes. 
         -- Prohibit billboards within 1,000 feet (305 meters) of  
schools and playgrounds. Other advertising will be restricted 
to black-and-white text only; this includes all billboards, 
signs inside and outside of buses, and all advertising in 
stores. The advertising inside adult-only facilities can have 
colour and imagery. 
         -- Permit black-and-white, text-only advertising in  
publications with significant youth readership. The FDA said 
significant youth readership means more than 15 percent, or 
more than two million readers under the age of 18. 
         -- Prohibit sale or giveaways of products like caps or gym  
bags that carry cigarette or smokeless tobacco product brand 
names or logos. 
         -- Prohibit brand-name sponsorship of sporting or  
entertainment events, but permit it in the corporate name.