Senior Regulatory Counsel

0910-AI28 202004 Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 0910 Food and Drug Administration FDA 0900 Department of Health and Human Services HHS Tobacco Product Standard for Characterizing Flavors in Cigars

Evidence shows that flavored tobacco products, especially those that are sweet or are described with terms attractive to kids, appeal to youth and also shows that youth may be more likely to initiate tobacco use with such products. Characterizing flavors in cigars, such as strawberry, grape, orange, and cocoa, enhance taste and make them easier to use. Nearly one million youth in the United States use flavored cigars, placing these youth at risk for cigar-related disease and death. This proposed rule is a tobacco product standard that would ban characterizing flavors in all cigars. We are taking this action to reduce the tobacco-related death associated with cigars.

]]> Economically Significant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Proposed Rule Stage Undetermined No Regulatory Not Yet Determined 21 U.S.C. 387g No ANPRM 03/21/2018 83 FR 12294 ANPRM Comment Period End 07/19/2018 NPRM 11/00/2020 Undetermined Undetermined Undetermined No No Gerie Voss Senior Regulatory Counsel 0910 Food and Drug Administration FDA 877 287-1373 ctpregulations@fda.hhs.gov HFS-32, Center for Tobacco Products, 10903 New Hampshire Avenue, Document Control Center, Building 71, Room G335, Silver Spring MD 20993