On Tuesday, October 20, 2009, the Technical Assistance Legal Center (TALC) and the Center for Tobacco Policy & Organizing (the Center) hosted a webinar on the new law that gives the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) the authority to regulate tobacco products. Speakers provided a summary of the provisions of the law and the lawsuit brought against it and detailed which tobacco control policies are affected by the law.

The Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act gives the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authority to regulate products that contain tobacco. Not every provision in the 2009 FDA Law, however, applies to every kind of tobacco product. This fact sheet explains which restrictions in the 2009 FDA Law apply to which tobacco products.

You may also be interested in these other TALC products about the FDA:

TALC publishes (and regularly updates) a booklet entitled “Tobacco Laws Affecting California,” a guide to all of the federal and state tobacco laws that affect California. It contains summaries of the state laws regulating secondhand smoke, the sale and marketing of tobacco products, tobacco taxation and licensing, and more.

The American Nonsmokers' Rights Foundation publishes a list, updated quarterly, of California communities with laws restricting youth access to tobacco. The list identifies communities with a law that restricts self-service tobacco displays or requires a tobacco retailer's license. 

This 2009 booklet (and a 2010 supplement) provides summaries of tobacco laws that affect California. It is designed as a resource for tobacco control advocates, government attorneys, local law enforcement agencies, and anyone who is working on tobacco control issues.