BNET Industries
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$1.0B
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Mfr. of Cigarettes
Number of Employees 6,000
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NAICS Code Tobacco and Tobacco Product Merchant Wholesalers: 424940
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Philip Morris USA Supports Institute of Medicine's Call for FDA Regulation of Tobacco Products
- 2007-05-24
RICHMOND, Va. -- The Institute of Medicine's IOM latest report on tobacco use in the United States demonstrates the critical importance of effective regulation of tobacco products by the Food and Drug Administration. Legislation introduced by Senators Edward Kennedy (D-MA) and John Cornyn (R-TX) and Representatives Henry Waxman (D-CA) and...
Altria Group, Inc. and Philip Morris USA Reaffirm Support for Strong Federal Regulation of Tobacco Products
- 2007-02-15
NEW YORK -- Altria Group, Inc. and its domestic tobacco company Philip Morris USA today reaffirmed their longstanding support for granting the Food and Drug Administration FDA authority to effectively regulate tobacco products, and urged Congress to take quick action on the FDA legislation sponsored by Senators Edward Kennedy (D-MA)...
New Smokeless Products by Philip Morris, R. J. Reynolds Underscore Need for Congress to Grant FDA Authority Over All Tobacco Products
- 2006-05-04
WASHINGTON, May 4 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The following is a statement by Matthew L. Myers, president, Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids on new smokeless tobacco products: WASHINGTON, May 4 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The following is a statement by Matthew L. Myers, president, Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids on new smokeless tobacco products:
Altria Group and Philip Morris USA Express Full Support for Senate and House Legislation Providing FDA Regulatory Authority of Tobacco Products
- 2005-03-17
NEW YORK -- Altria Group, and its domestic tobacco company Philip Morris USA, welcome today the reintroduction of legislation to provide the Food and Drug Administration FDA authority to regulate tobacco products. The companies applaud the Senate and House sponsors, Senators Mike DeWine (R-OH) and Edward Kennedy (D-MA) and Representatives...
Altria Group and Philip Morris USA Applaud Senate Passage of Bill Granting the FDA Regulatory Authority Over Tobacco Products
- 2004-07-16
NEW YORK -- Today the U.S. Senate passed bipartisan legislation that would provide the U.S. Food and Drug Administration FDA with comprehensive, meaningful and effective authority to regulate cigarettes and other tobacco products. Acting on a corporate tax bill to reduce punitive tariffs on American exports, the Senate amended the...
Altria Group and Philip Morris USA Applaud Today's Introduction of Senate and House Bills Granting the FDA Regulatory Authority over Tobacco Products
- 2004-05-20
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Statement by Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids President on Philip Morris and FDA Regulation of Tobacco Products
- 2002-09-18
WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Following is a statement by Matthew L. Myers, president, Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids: WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Following is a statement by Matthew L. Myers, president, Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids:
Philip Morris U.S.A. Reiterates Support for Federal Legislation To Establish Food and Drug Administration Regulation of Tobacco Products
- 2002-06-14
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Philip Morris Changes Stance on FDA's Authority over Tobacco.
- 2001-04-12
By John Wagner, The Sacramento Bee, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News By John Wagner, The Sacramento Bee, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
WHEN IT COMES TO TOBACCO LEGISLATION, WHO WINS IN NOVEMBER MAY MATTER A LOT : It's the Nicotine, Stupid.
- 2000-04-17
On March 21 the Supreme Court held unanimously that tobacco use is "perhaps the single most significant threat to public health in the United States." Unfortunately, five of the Justices also found that Congress had deliberately withheld from the Food and Drug Administration the power to...
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