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What action has been taken to protect the public from the dangers of smoking?

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... television advertisements for cigarettes were banned beginning in 1971. In the 1980s, Congress began to require stronger warning labels on all print advertising; soon afterward it banned smoking on domestic air flights. The Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, a treaty adopted by World Health Organization members in 2003, will establish international standards for antismoking measures once it is ratified. The convention creates restrictions on the marketing and sale of tobacco products and require health warnings on packages of cigarettes. Indoor air quality laws, high taxes on tobacco, and meansures against cigarette smuggling are encouraged under the pact.

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