Question

Gave FDA authority to regulate tobacco products and advertising, established 18 as the minimum purchasing age, and required certain warning labels.  Extended in 2014 to cover electronic cigarettes.

	A) Best Pharmaceuticals for Children Act (BPCA)
	B) Prescription Drug User Fee Act of 1992 (PDUFA)
	C) Regulation
	D) Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act

Answer 1

D)

Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act. The FDA has regulated cigarettes, cigarette tobacco, roll-your-own tobacco, and smokeless tobacco products since June 2009, after Congress passed and the President signed the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act. This Act gave the agency authority to regulate the manufacturing, distribution, and marketing of tobacco products. Today, the rule does several things. It extends the FDA’s regulatory authority to all tobacco products, including e-cigarettes—which are also called electronic cigarettes or electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS)—all cigars (including premium ones), hookah (also called waterpipe tobacco), pipe tobacco, nicotine gels, and dissolvables that did not previously fall under the FDA’s authority. The new rule also restricts youth access to newly regulated tobacco products by: 1) not allowing products to be sold to those younger than 18 and requiring age verification via photo ID; and 2) not allowing tobacco products to be sold in vending machines (unless in an adult-only facility). Finally, it gives a foundation for future FDA actions related to tobacco.