About the Center for Tobacco Products (CTP)
On this page:
- What We Do
- Our Vision
- Our Mission
- Jobs, Fellowships, and Internships
- Meet Our Leadership
- Contact and Connect with CTP
- FDA CTP Budget Information
What We Do
The FDA Center for Tobacco Products (CTP) is responsible for carrying out the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act, which Congress passed in 2009. This law—commonly called the Tobacco Control Act—gives us broad authority to regulate the manufacturing, distribution, and marketing of tobacco products.
Guided by the center’s strategic plan, CTP takes a comprehensive approach to reduce the negative health effects of tobacco product use. We develop policy, issue regulations, conduct research, educate people on tobacco products, and make decisions on whether new tobacco products and claims can be marketed—including the review and evaluation of applications and claims before the new products are allowed on the market.
This cohesive, comprehensive approach can help us reach our goals of:
- Preventing people from starting to use tobacco products
- Encouraging people who use tobacco to quit
- Reducing the harm caused by tobacco use
As we work to protect the public’s health, we use the full power of the law to protect people from the dangers of tobacco use.
For the latest news and actions from CTP, visit the CTP Newsroom and subscribe to CTP email newsletters.
Educating at risk audiences on the dangers and utilizing the tools given to us by Congress to maximize their potential and positively impact public health
Initiating appropriate enforcement actions that are supported by evidence by conducting inspections, investigations, monitoring, and reviewing activities
Policy, Rulemaking, and Guidance
Establishing strong product standards and policies for tobacco products; issuing rules and guidance for manufacturing, distribution, import, and retail sales
Conducting research to support regulatory science; partnering with others to support important tobacco-related research efforts
Our Vision
To make tobacco-related death and disease part of our nation’s past by ensuring a healthier future and advancing health equity for those living in the United States.
Our Mission
To protect the public health of the U.S. population from tobacco-related death and disease by comprehensively regulating the manufacture, distribution, and marketing of tobacco products; educating the public, especially youth, about the dangers of using tobacco products; and promoting and supporting strategies that ensure an equitable chance at living a healthier life for everyone.
Jobs, Fellowships, and Internships
Meet Our Leadership
Contact and Connect with CTP
Contact and connect with the Center for Tobacco Products. Find information about how to engage with us on social media, contact our center by email or mail, comment on regulations, apply for funding, report a problem or violation related to a tobacco product, or to contact our CTP Ombudsman.
FDA CTP Budget Information
Read a Budget Summary from the FDA.
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Contact CTP
Food and Drug Administration
Document Control Center
10903 New Hampshire Avenue
Building 71, Room G335
Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002