Main provisions of FDA tobacco legislation

Main provisions of legislation giving the Food and Drug Administration authority to regulate the production and marketing of tobacco products:

• Creates a tobacco control center within the FDA and gives the FDA authority to regulate the content, marketing and sale of tobacco products to protect public health.

• Congress sends Obama bill to regulate tobacco

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• Requires tobacco companies and importers to reveal all product ingredients and seek FDA approval for any new tobacco products.

• Allows the FDA to change tobacco product content to protect the public health.

• Bans the use of flavors, including candies and fruit flavors, in tobacco products.

• Aims to prevent sales to minor by requiring direct, face-to-face transactions between retailer and consumers. Limits advertising that could attract young smokers.

• Strengthens warning labels.

• Bars the use of expressions such as “light, “mild” or “low” that give the impression that a tobacco product poses less of a health risk.

• Establishes user fees on tobacco companies to pay for the new regulations.

• Prevents the FDA from banning nicotine or tobacco products.