Tobacco Products
2011 Archived Tobacco Compliance Training
FDA Center for Tobacco Products hosts one-hour webinars to help retailers comply with federal tobacco regulations. These webinars are designed to provide retailers with FDA compliance training information.
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December 8, 2011 - Establishment Registration and Product Listing Requirements
This webinar for small businesses discussed the establishment registration and product listing requirements under section 905 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. It also described the process for submitting and updating this information.
Presenter: Paul Perdue Jr. ;Office of Compliance and Enforcement
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November 15, 2011 - The Civil Money Penalty Process
This webinar discussed the process once FDA has served a civil money penalty complaint against a tobacco retailer or its responsible person.
Presenter: Jessica Zeller J.D.; Deputy Director, Office of Compliance and Enforcement, Center for Tobacco Products
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- Presentation Slides: Civil Money Penalty Process (PDF - 2.21MB)
November 1, 2011 - Draft Guidance for Industry Applications for Premarket Review of New Tobacco Products
This webinar discussed the recently issued draft guidance "Applications for Premarket Review of New Tobacco Products" which assists persons submitting applications for new tobacco products under section 910 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. This draft guidance, issued for comment purposes only, when finalized will represent the FDA's current thinking on this topic.
Presenters:
- James Flahive J.D.; Office of Regulations, Center for Tobacco Products
- CAPT David Ashley, Ph.D.; Director, Office of Science, Center for Tobacco Products
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- Presentation Slides:
- Applications for Pre-Market Review of Tobacco Products (PMTA) Webinar (PDF - 575KB)
- PMTA Webinar (PDF - 852KB)
October 18, 2011 - Cigarettes and Smokeless Tobacco Warning Plan Requirements
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- Presentation Slides: Cigarettes and Smokeless Tobacco Warning Plans Slides for Webinar (PDF - 709KB)
October 4, 2011 - Warning Letters for Tobacco Retailers - FDA issues warning letters to retailers for violations of the Tobacco Control Act. This discussion is on warning letters and what a retailer should do if they receive one.
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- Presentation Slides: Warning Letters (PDF - 400KB)
Older Webinars
- September 27, 2011 - Tobacco Retailer Compliance Quiz - A review of some of the topics presented in previous webinars
- July 26, 2011 - Compliance Training for Small Tobacco Manufacturers - Required Warnings for Cigarette Packages and Advertisements
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- July 26, 2011 - Compliance Training for Retailers - Required Warnings for Cigarette Packages and Advertisements
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- June 28, 2011 - Smokeless Tobacco Product Packaging and Advertising Requirements
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- May 18, 2011 - Impersonal Modes of Sale; Prohibition Against Breakage of Packages of Cigarettes and Smokeless Tobacco Products; Minimum Cigarette Package Size; Discussion of Free Samples
- View presentation slides (PDF - 142 KB)
- April 26, 2011 - Warning Letters & Civil Money Penalties
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- March 29, 2011 - Overview of the Regulations Restricting the Sale and Distribution of Cigarettes & Smokeless Tobacco to Protect Children and Adolescents
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- View presentation slides (PDF - 27 KB)
Looking for More Information?
If you need more information about the retailer training sessions, contact David Racine at david.racine@fda.hhs.gov.
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