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Insulate kids from ill-effects of tobacco

CHENNAI: march 23, 2010:- A top government official on Monday urged the chairmen of different municipalities in and around the city to insulate children from the illeffects of tobacco.

Dr S Elango, director of Department of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, made the appeal at a workshop for municipal heads on the effective implementation of the Cigarettes and Tobacco Control Act, 1993. Tobacco, he pointed out, was one of the main killers in the world. Citing the Global Youth Survey 2006, he said 14.1% children between 13-15 years of age smoke throughout the world.

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The tobacco industry is already paying a damage of over 250 billion US$ to all 50 states of US of A.

The Global Settlement Agreement was a first attempt at a settlement between the state attorneys general and the tobacco companies. The settlement included a payment by the companies of $365.5 million, agreement to possible Food and Drug Administration regulation under certain circumstances, and stronger warning labels and restrictions on advertising. In exchange the companies would be freed from class-action suits and litigation costs would be capped. The agreement was reworked and as a result the tobacco industry is paying nearly 250 billion US dollors in damages to all the 50 States of USA as agreed under the "Master Settlement Agreement."