Type:Rule
Citation:86 FR 3793
Reading Time:about 3 minutes
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is delaying the effective date of a rule that requires new health warnings on cigarette packages and advertisements. This delay, ordered by a court in Texas, pushes the effective date to January 14, 2022, from its original date of June 18, 2021. The rule implements the Tobacco Control Act, mandating vivid graphics depicting the harmful effects of smoking. The postponement was needed due to legal challenges and court orders.
Simple Explanation
The FDA wanted to put new pictures and warnings on cigarette boxes to show how bad smoking is, but they have to wait a little longer to start doing this because a judge said so. The new rules were supposed to start in 2021, but now they'll start in 2022.