Tobacco regulation

The courts have found that FDA's tobacco policies are arbitrary and capricious. The medical community calls them unscientific and harmful.
Regulatory capture refers to a type of “corruption,” in which a member of a regulatory body goes on to join those they once regulated. It's best thought of as having the fox guard the hen house. Last week, the FDA’s “top” tobacco scientist left for ... Philip Morris International (PMI), the makers of, among other brands, Marlboro cigarettes.