FDA is working to protect the health of America's children and ultimately reduce the burden of illness and death caused by tobacco use.
CTP is committed to a science-based approach that addresses the public health issues associated with tobacco use. That's why we are collaborating with CDC's Office on Smoking and Health (OSH) on the only nationally representative survey of middle and high school students that focuses exclusively on tobacco use – the National Youth Tobacco Survey (NYTS).
On September 22, 2009, FDA banned cigarettes with characterizing fruit and clove flavors -- cigarettes that have special appeal for children. The agency's national effort to enforce this provision of the Tobacco Control Act and to advise parents about the dangers of flavored tobacco products was an important first step for responsible tobacco regulation that will protect the American public.
FDA issued a final rule containing a broad set of federal requirements designed to significantly curb access to, and the appeal of, cigarettes and smokeless tobacco products to children and adolescents in the United States. The rule became effective on June 22, 2010, and has the force and effect of law. Among other things, the rule:
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