Search Results for keywords:"Tobacco Control Act"

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  • 2021-00703 — Tobacco Products; Required Warnings for Cigarette Packages and Advertisements; Delayed Effective Date
    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.

  • 2021-03020 — Submission of Plans for Cigarette Packages and Cigarette Advertisements (Revised); Guidance for Industry; Availability
    Type:Notice
    Citation:86 FR 9508
    Reading Time:about 7 minutes

    The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has released a revised guidance for companies about submitting plans for cigarette packaging and advertising. This update, stemming from a court order, suggests that companies send their plans to the FDA by March 16, 2021, following a change in the effective date of related regulations to January 14, 2022. The guidance is part of the Tobacco Control Act's requirements, ensuring cigarette packages and advertisements carry new warning labels and graphics to inform the public about health risks. The FDA clarifies that this guidance reflects current thinking but is not binding, allowing companies to take different approaches if they meet legal requirements.

    Simple Explanation

    The FDA made new rules to help people understand the dangers of smoking. They want companies to show these rules to them by a certain date, but if companies have a different way to do it that still follows the law, that's okay too.