We can observ that governement understand very early all the danger of tobacco. United States had take decision dices 1967.
In June 1967, the Federal Communications Commission ruled that programs broadcast on a television station that discussed smoking and health were insufficient to offset the effects of paid advertisements that were broadcast for a five to ten minutes each day. “We hold that the fairness doctrine is applicable to such advertisements” the Commission said. The FCC decision, essentially required television stations to air anti-smoking advertisements at no cost to the organisations providing such advertisements.
In April 1970, Congress passed the Public Health Cigarette Smoking Act banning the advertising of tobacco products on television and radio starting on January 2, 1971. The Virginia Slims brand was in the last commercial shown. Smokeless tobacco ads, on the other hand, remained on the air until 1986.
